Radiological Technology

Organisation of the Study Programme and Teaching

The Professional Undergraduate Study Programme in Radiological Technology, with a duration of three years, educates highly competent healthcare professionals for work in medicine and related fields, including dentistry and veterinary medicine. Upon completion of the study, students acquire the professional title of Bachelor of Radiological Technology (baccalaureus) and obtain specific theoretical knowledge and practical skills that enable employment in hospital and out-of-hospital, public and private healthcare institutions.

The study programme prepares students for work in three key areas of modern medicine: diagnostic and interventional radiology, radiotherapy and oncology, and nuclear medicine. Radiological technologists participate in all segments of radiological diagnostics, interventional procedures and therapeutic procedures and, as equal and indispensable members of multidisciplinary teams, collaborate daily with specialists in radiology, radiotherapy and oncology, and nuclear medicine. In recent times, the need for this profession has been significantly increasing in the fields of invasive cardiology, vascular surgery, and advanced diagnostics in dentistry and veterinary medicine, where the application of modern radiological diagnostic and interventional procedures has become standard and necessary.

The profession of a radiological technologist implies an exceptionally high level of expertise, conscientiousness and professional responsibility. During education and later professional work, they daily and independently handle complex diagnostic and therapeutic devices of high technological and material value, while simultaneously implementing measures to protect patients, themselves and other staff from unnecessary exposure to ionising radiation. Such a level of responsibility requires precision, maturity, ethical conduct and constant focus on patient safety.

Furthermore, the fact that radiology, radiotherapy and nuclear medicine are technologically and methodologically highly progressive disciplines, characterised by continuous development, rapid implementation of new technologies and constant innovations in diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, implies a permanent need for lifelong learning. Radiological technologists are expected to engage in continuous education, practical training and active monitoring of contemporary professional and scientific achievements.

The study programme is therefore content-rich, dynamic and interdisciplinary. It integrates thematic units from the fields of medicine, technology, physics and computer science, enabling students to acquire a wide range of professional competencies and to be prepared for independent and responsible work within the modern healthcare system.

Teaching is conducted through lectures, seminars, laboratory and clinical exercises, demonstrations and continuous practical work in a real clinical environment. Clinical exercises are organised in the teaching bases of the Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka – at the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, the Clinic for Radiotherapy and Oncology, and the Department of Nuclear Medicine – where students gain direct experience working with patients and the most modern medical equipment.

For transparency and quality of teaching, all courses, course coordinators and detailed course plans are publicly available on the official faculty website, allowing students detailed insight into course content, learning outcomes, methods of knowledge assessment and grading systems.

At the end of the study programme, students prepare and defend a final thesis, an independent professional work through which, under the mentorship of a teacher, they demonstrate the ability to integrate knowledge, critical thinking and solving concrete problems in the field of radiological technology.

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After Graduation

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Updated May 8, 2026

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