Foundations of Radiation Safety

RT-030

Course Details

  • Duration 8-12 hours
  • Modules24
  • Quizzes22
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Cost$295.00
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Overview

This course is designed to provide foundational information on the types of radiation, its sources, effects, and measures to reduce risks.

It is suitable for employees across different sectors who may encounter radiation sources, including healthcare, research, and industrial workplaces, but who may not directly use a radiation source. Due to the nature of their work, these employees may not require a licence themselves but be working within an environment and a structured radiation management system with licenced operators who perform and supervise radiation activities.

Description

This course starts with the basics of radiation: What it is, its sources and types, how it affects the body, and how we measure radiation exposure and personal doses.


Then we'll focus on how we can keep radiation doses within limits and as low as reasonably achievable: You'll be introduced to the radiation protection strategies of time, distance and shielding and their application to help keep radiation doses within the dose limits.


Measuring radiation exposure: What do we mean workplace / area and personal monitoring and their role in measuring radiation doses.


Finally, an overview of the legislative framework and responsibilities: What are the roles and key responsibilities for radiation safety in the workplace and the legislative framework of the jurisdiction in which they operate.

Learning Outcomes

Describe the fundamentals of radiation and radiation exposure:

  • Define radiation and its properties.
  • Identify the different types of radiation and their sources.
  • Describe the units of radiation measurement.
  • Describe the biological effects of ionising radiation on the human body.
  • Identify the various routes of radiation exposure.
  • Define dose and dose limits for occupational exposure.


Describe radiation safety principles:

  • Explain the ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) principle in radiation protection.
  • Describe the application of justification, optimisation and limitation in radiation work.
  • Describe the three strategies of radiation protection (time, distance, shielding).
  • Describe how radiation monitoring devices, both personal and area, are used in the workplace to measure radiation exposures.


Describe the responsibilities of the key personnel in workplaces where radiation is used:

  • Identify the regulatory requirements impacting on workplaces using radiation sources.
  • Explain the roles and responsibilities of personnel involved in radiation work.

Assessment

There is continuous assessment throughout the course. Within a module are quizzes to check content is understood prior to moving on to the next topic. At the conclusion of each module is a short randomised multiple-choice test.The pass mark of assessments is 70%.

While you work through quizzes and tests you are remotely proctored using your webcam under normal test conditions.

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