Every facility that uses ionising radiation needs people who understand how to keep patients, staff and the public safe. This course prepares clinical staff to take on the responsibilities of a Radiation Protection Officer and to lead radiation safety in their department.
You will cover the science of radiation, its biological effects, dose limits, shielding and monitoring, and the day-to-day duties of the role, from risk assessment and record keeping to training colleagues and handling incidents.
Alpha Training & Strategic Management
Delivery partner for this programme
Use justification, optimisation and dose limitation in daily practice.
Organise dosimetry and area monitoring and keep proper records.
Carry out risk assessments and maintain local rules for your department.
Know how to act, report and learn from a radiation incident.
Types of ionising radiation, units of measurement and how radiation interacts with tissue.
Deterministic and stochastic effects and why dose limits exist.
Justification, optimisation (ALARA) and dose limitation, with time, distance and shielding.
Personal dosimetry, area monitoring, equipment checks and keeping accurate records.
Risk assessment, local rules, staff training, audits and managing radiation incidents.
An instructor-led programme combining teaching, worked examples and case discussion of real departmental scenarios, completed with a written assessment.
BDS, MBA, CPHQ, Medical Educator, Healthcare Quality & Operations Consultant
Pay the full fee at enrolment to confirm your seat.
Radiographers, Radiologists, Medical Physicists, Dental and Clinical Staff Working with Ionising Radiation
Staff who work with ionising radiation, such as radiographers, radiologists, medical physicists and dental or clinical staff.
An RPO oversees radiation safety in a department, including risk assessments, local rules, monitoring, training and incident response.
A basic understanding helps, but the course explains the key physics clearly before moving on to practical duties.
Yes. You receive a certificate of completion after finishing the programme and assessment.