Radiation Safety for Laboratory Workers

Course Objective

Develop sufficient radiation protection knowledge and skills to recognise:

• the need for an operational and management framework for the safety and security of radioactive substances
• their radiation safety responsibilities when working in a controlled or supervised area with radioactive substances

Audience

Personnel that have operational or management responsibilities for radioactive substances as part of their work including at:

• research facilities, such as laboratory technicians, visiting researchers, post docs, or academics
• radiopharmaceutical production facilities, such as quality assurance and production workers
• hospitals, such as in nuclear medicine or oncology departments

Course Content

• Radiation in the Environment
• Scientific Background
• Biological Effects of Radiation
• Radiation Protection Principles
• External & Internal Radiation Hazards
• Laboratory Design & Controls
• Production of Radioactive Materials
• Instrumentation
• Personal Dosimeters
• Monitoring
• Legislation & Codes of Practice
• Responsibilities
• Risk Assessments
• Transport
• Practical: Surface Contamination Survey
• Storage
• Waste Management
• Incident Preparedness and Response