Target Audience
This course is intended for Engineers planning, installing, and testing x-ray equipment.
Course Aims
The course is designed to give delegates the knowledge, and an understanding, of the requirements of the relevant legislation and teaches the basic principles of radiation protection in relation to x-ray generators.
Course Content
- Properties of X-radiation
- Doses from X-radiation and other sources
- Dose Reduction Methods
- Biological Effects
- Detection of X-rays: Portable Instruments and Personal Dosimetry
- Statutory Duties: IRR17 (and IRMER implications)
- Radiation Protection and Room Design
- Contingencies and Accidents
- Role of the Installer
- Critical Examinations
- Assessment
Certification
All delegates successfully completing the course and the assessment will receive a certificate detailing the statutory obligations which have been met.
Refreshment Breaks
Regular refreshment and comfort breaks are scheduled during these online courses.
Course Notes
A Course File, covering all lectures within the course, is given to each delegate. It also contains important practical and legislative information.
