Radiation Safety
Overview/Description
This one-hour course is designed to familiarize you with the health implications associated with ionizing radiation, and measures that can be used to protect you from radiation exposure. There is a significant health risk to workers if radiation sources are not properly controlled.
The content in this course is designed to comply with the intent of the applicable regulatory requirements.
- identify ionizing radiation types
- recognize sources of radiation exposure
- identify health effects of radiation exposure
- specify the measurement methods and instrument information for ionizing radiation detection
- specify control measures implemented to protect the worker from radiation
- define sealed and unsealed sources
Target
Audience
Personnel working with or around ionizing radiation sources
Expected
Duration
1.0 hours
Lesson
Objectives:
Radiation Safety
identify ionizing radiation types.
identify the basic particles of the atom from their descriptions.
cite sources of radiation exposure.
identify characteristics of radiation exposure.
specify the measurement methods and instrument information for ionizing radiation detection.
identify the correct method for performing personal monitoring.
identify control measures implemented to protect the worker from radiation.
define sealed and unsealed sources.
Course Number: SAH0471