Radiation Protection in Interventional Procedures: Practical Tutorials
This e-learning provides 13 short practical tutorials with the objective of enhancing radiation protection knowledge of health professionals involved in fluoroscopy guided interventional procedures. Each module explains and demonstrates visually the effect of different factors on patient and staff radiation exposure. Throughout this practical e-learning course the participants are expected to:
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Diagnostic Reference Levels in Medical Imaging
This e-learning programme is designed to provide continuing education to medical imaging professionals, regulators and others who are interested in establishment and use of diagnostic reference levels.
Through this course consisting of 13 modules, participants are expected to:
- Understand the concept of DRLs, what are the DRLs and what is their role in the optimization of protection of patients;
- Understand the DRL process and components that need to be considered;
- Understand dose metrics and values used in the DRL process;
- Learn how to establish and appropriately use DRLs in different imaging modalities;
- Learn about useful sources of information relevant to the DRL process.
Radiation Dose Management in Computed Tomography
This e-learning program is designed to provide continuing education to medical imaging professionals regarding safety and quality in computed tomography (CT). Throughout this e-learning course the participants are expected to:
The estimated time for the entire course is 5 hours maximum. After completing the course, participants can take the final exam to receive a certificate of attendance. This e-learning course is provided in English. |
Radiation protection in fluoroscopy guided interventional procedures
Welcome to Radiation protection in fluoroscopy guided interventional procedures!
This course consists of six webinars organized by the IAEA in the period of 2016-2019. Each webinar is addressing a specific topic related to radiation protection of patients and medical staff during fluoroscopy guided interventional procedures.
Throughout this e-learning course the participants are expected to:
- Learn about the growing use of fluoroscopy to guide various types of minimally invasive procedures in place of open surgery, and the associated radiation protection issues
- Understand the radiation induced risks to the patient and medical staff in interventional procedures under fluoroscopy guidance
- Understand key elements of radiation management during fluoroscopy guided procedures
- Learn about the latest recommendations of international organizations on radiation dose limit for lens of the eye
- Understand the various approaches to estimating occupational radiation doses to the lens of the eye
- Learn about tools to map patient skin doses
- Learn how to improve detection of skin injuries in patients and factors that help avoid such injuries
- Learn how to utilize a local patient radiation management program
- Comprehend the need for implementing a strong quality assurance program
- Understand the influence of system specification and setup on optimization of clinical protocols
The estimated time for the course is 6 hours. After viewing all webinar recordings, participants can take a final exam to receive a certificate of completion.
Safety and Quality in Radiotherapy
Welcome to Safety and Quality in Radiotherapy!
This e-learning program is designed to provide education for radiotherapy professionals regarding safety and quality in radiotherapy. Throughout this e-learning course, the participants are expected to:
- Improve their understanding of safety in radiotherapy
- Learn techniques to reduce and avoid radiotherapy incidents;
- Understand the value and use of incident learning systems;
- Learn about useful sources of information to enhance safety in radiotherapy;
- Gain insight into improving safety culture in medical clinics/facilities.
The estimated time for the entire course is 5 hours. After completing the course, participants can take the final exam to receive a certificate of attendance. This e-learning is provided in English.
Tips & Tricks: Radiation Protection in Radiography
Welcome to Tips & Tricks: Radiation Protection in Radiography!
This e-learning program consists of individual short lectures on topics that are of relevance in radiography. The course is designed to provide education for diagnostic imaging professionals regarding radiation protection in radiography.
Throughout this e-learning course the participants are expected to:
- Improve their understanding of radiation protection in different subspecialties of radiography.
- Learn techniques for applying the principle of optimization.
- Understand the role and ethics of medical radiation technologists.
- Grasp the importance of proper communication with patients and legal guardians in terms of radiation protection.
- Become familiar with reject/repeat analysis programs (RAPs) and their role in quality control.
The estimated time for each topic is approximately 1 hour. After completing each topic, participants can take a final exam to receive a certificate of completion. This e-learning course is provided in English.
In this course the topics will be rolled out successively.
Radiation Protection in Dental Radiology
The Radiation Protection in Dental Radiology online course in English provides education in radiation protection for dentists and other dental professional staff. It contains nine modules in which the participant plays the role of a dental professional at The Family Dental Centre. The course aims to help participants to:
The estimated total time for the course is 7 hours. Progress is tracked so the course may be completed in stages. After viewing all modules and passing the final quiz, participants receive a certificate of completion. The course is also available for viewing without obtaining a certificate here. |