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Radiation Protection for Non-Radiographers
For everyone who works near imaging equipment without being trained in it.
foundation180 min6 lessons
What you'll learn
- Apply time, distance and shielding to a described procedure
- Predict the highest-scatter position in a described theatre setup
- Evaluate a described practice against optimisation principles
- Select appropriate protective equipment for a described role
- Apply pregnancy precautions to a described situation
- Interpret a dosimetry report at a basic level
Course content
6 modules · 6 lessons
1. How Radiation Causes Harm
- How Radiation Causes HarmPreview30m
2. Dose and Context
- Dose and Context30m
3. Justification and Optimisation
- Justification and Optimisation30m
4. Time, Distance and Shielding
- Time, Distance and Shielding30m
5. Scatter in the Room
- Scatter in the Room30m
6. Pregnancy and Dosimetry
- Pregnancy and Dosimetry30m