Radiation protection in radiodiagnostics
Typology: Online Course
Duration: 30 minutes
LanguagesItalian
OBJECTIVES:
The purpose of online training course is:
- Define the general risks of radiation protection
- Define the risk in radiodiagnostics
- Identify the different risks associated with X-ray equipment
- Describe all protection tools
RECIPIENTS:
Healthcare facilities that have radiodiagnostic environments
Healthcare professionals working in radiodiagnostics.
CONTENTS
MODULE 1 - RISKS IN RADIATION PROTECTION
- Legislative Decree 101/2020
- Sources of exposure in radiodiagnostics
- Diffuse radiation
- Escape radiation
- How do you protect yourself from radiation
- Dependence of the risk on the duration of exposure
- Dependence of the risk on the distance from the source
- The importance of PPE: the attenuation of lead
- The work environments
- summing up
MODULE 2 - THE VARIOUS RADIOGEN MACHINES
- Risk identification
- X-ray machines
- Low, medium and high risk
- Remote controlled radiography apparatus
- Portable equipment
- Mammograph
- Tac
- Exposure in Tac
- Interventional radiology
MODULE 3 - PROTECTION DEVICES
- Passive means of protection
- Active means of protection
- Personal dosimetry
- Dosimetric certificate
- Internal rules of radiation protection
- Emergency procedures
- Abnormal events
Produced by: Piazza Copernico
Content edited by:
IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital
Teacher
Antonella Del Vecchio
COURSE CODE: 0008_21_02
