Radiologic Technology - RAD 105
2 Credit Hours2 Lecture Hours
Course Description
This course covers all aspects of radiation protection including the technologist’s responsibilities for patients, personnel, the public and themselves. Radiation health and safety requirements of federal and state regulatory agencies, accreditation agencies and health organizations are included. Specific topics also include radiation safety methods and devices, as well as the detection and measurement of radiation dose.
Prerequisites
(A requirement that must be completed before taking this course.)
Corequisites
(A course to be taken in the same semester as this course.)
- PHYS 123 if not previously taken within three years with a minimum grade of 3.0.
Course Competencies
Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:
- Examine effects of limited vs. total body exposure.
- Differentiate between somatic and genetic radiation effects.
- Define radiation and radioactivity units of measurement.
- Identify effective dose limits (EDL) for occupational and nonoccupational radiation exposure.
- Explain the ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) concept.
- Explain the legal and ethical radiation protection responsibilities of radiation workers.
- Explain the function of federal, state and local regulations governing radiation protection practices.
- Determine rationale for a radiation protection program.
- Express the importance of personal monitoring for radiation workers.
- Perform calculations of exposure with varying time, distance and shielding.
- Explore the relationship between workload, energy, half-value layer (HVL), tenth-value layer (TVL), use factor and shielding design.
- Explain the relationship of exposure factors to patient dosage.
Course Schedule
| 105 | 119511 | Rad Safety | MC | 2 | Jufauri J | 8/15/0 | Open | $0.00 | W 12:00 PM-01:53 PM HS170
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| 105 | 119512 | Rad Safety | MC | 2 | Jufauri J | 0/15/0 | Closed | $0.00 | W 10:00 AM-11:53 AM HS170
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