Develops competencies in quality assurance, radiation protection, dose optimization, infection prevention, patient preparation, communication, privacy, comfort, and safe patient-centred care during breast imaging procedures.
Course Outcome:
C01: Identify and justify the need to minimize unnecessary radiation exposure of humans.
C02: Explain the objectives of a radiation protection program.
C03: Define radiation and radioactivity units of measurement.
C04: Identify effective dose limits(EDL) for occupational and non-occupational radiation exposure.
C05: Describe the ALARA concept.
C06: Identify ionizing radiation sourcesfrom natural and man-made sources.
C07: Comply with legal and ethical radiation protection responsibilities of radiation workers.
C08: Identify appropriate applications and limitationsfor each radiation detection device.
C09: Describe how iso-exposure curves are used for radiation protection.
C010: Identify performance standards for beam-limiting devices.
C011: Distinguish between controlled and non-controlled areas and list acceptable exposure levels.
C012: Describe the function of federal, state and local regulations governing radiation protectionpractices.
C013: Role of Radiation safety officer
C014: Describe personnel monitoring devices, including applications, advantages and limitations foreach device.
C015: Compare values for individual effective dose limits for occupational radiation exposures (annual and lifetime).
C016: Identify effective dose limits for the embryo and fetusin occupationally exposed women.
C017: Distinguish between primary and secondary radiation barriers.
C018: Demonstrate how the operation of various x-ray and ancillary equipment influences radiationsafety and describe the potential consequences of equipment failure