Radiation Safety Training Course for RPO in Nuclear Medicine

Overview

This programme is designed and delivered by WIQAYA Institute to the requirements of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change and the IAEA International Basic Safety Standards. It builds the core competence the role requires and supports the certification your facility must evidence at inspection.

Course aims

• Explain the regulatory framework governing radiation safety in Qatar
• Apply the ALARA principle across the facility
• Plan and implement a personal dose monitoring programme
• Manage sealed and unsealed sources to regulatory requirements
• Design and document a facility radiation protection programme
• Prepare for and fulfil regulatory inspection requirements

Who should attend

• RPOs in nuclear medicine and PET-CT departments
• Radiopharmacy supervisors
• Medical physicists handling unsealed sources

Modules

• Basic concepts of ionising radiation
• Review of legislation and the Qatar regulatory framework
• External radiation hazards and control
• Open sources and contamination control
• Requirements for occupational protection
• Security of radioactive sources
• Radioactive waste management
• Building and managing a radiation protection programme
• Emergency planning and response

Prerequisites

Candidates should be able to read and write in the language of delivery. Some courses require the final examination arranged by the Ministry.