Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia - Qualifications
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Qualifications

Australia - approved qualifications

A list of programs of study that provide a qualification approved by the Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia are published here - Approved programs of study.

The Board approves qualifications when they have been accredited by the Medical Radiation Practice Accreditation Committee because the program and education provider have met accreditation standards.

Overseas qualifications

A qualification that the Board considers to be substantially equivalent to, or based on similar competencies to an approved qualification in Australia, can be accepted for registration in the profession (s.53(b)).

The Board has approved the following qualifications if they were awarded from 2010 onwards:

  • Programs of study that are accredited by the New Zealand Medical Radiation Technologists Board (NZMRTB). You can find a list of NZMRTB accredited qualifications on their website.
  • Programs of study that the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) has approved in the United Kingdom for radiographers and therapy radiographers. You can find a list of HCPC approved qualifications on their website. This does not include qualifications from historical programs of study.
  • Programs of study that the Health and Social Care Professionals Council (CORU) has approved in Ireland for radiographers and radiation therapists. You can find a list of CORU approved qualifications on their website.

If your international qualification does not meet the points above, you can still apply for general registration if you:

As well as meeting the qualification criteria above, you must also meet the other requirements for registration (e.g. criminal history checks, English language skills and recency of practice).

Recognised international MRP qualifications

If you hold an international qualification that is approved by the Board, you are qualified for general registration.

The Board has approved the international qualifications listed in the tables below.

Diagnostic Radiography

Jurisdiction Institution Qualification Award year
Hong Kong The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Radiography 2012, 2013, 2016 – 2018, 2020, 2022
Jurisdiction Institution Qualification Award year
Netherlands
Hanze University of Applied Sciences (Hanzehogeschool Groningen)  Bachelor of Science in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy 2017
Netherlands
InHolland University of Applied Sciences (Hogeschool INHOLLAND)
Bachelor of Science in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy
2015, 2016, 2018
Jurisdiction
Institution Qualification Award year
South Africa University of Johannesburg  Bachelor of Diagnostic Radiography 2019
South Africa University of Pretoria
Bachelor of Radiography in Diagnostics
2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016
Jurisdiction Institution Qualification Award year
United Kingdom Canterbury Christ Church University
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Interprofessional Learning (Diagnostic Radiography) 2012
United Kingdom University of East Anglia and University of Essex
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Diagnostic Radiography
2015
United Kingdom University of Leeds
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Radiography
2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018
United Kingdom University of Ulster
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Radiography
2010

Nuclear Medicine Technology

Jurisdiction  Institution Qualification Award year
South Africa University of Pretoria Bachelor of Radiography (Honours) in Nuclear Medicine 2014
Jurisdiction  Institution Qualification Award year
United States of America
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Medicine Technology 2018

Radiation Therapy

The listed qualifications have a curriculum focus on Radiation Therapy/Therapeutic Radiography. Specifically, the following standalone qualifications are recognised on this basis.

Jurisdiction  Institution Qualification Award year
Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Radiography 2014, 2017, 2020
Hong Kong
Tung Wah College
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Radiation Therapy
2022

If you hold a qualification listed above issued in the listed year and division, you may apply for general registration as a medical radiation practitioner as long as you can meet the other requirements for registration.

If your qualification is not listed in any of the tables, please apply to have your qualification assessed.

 
 
Page reviewed 8/09/2025