The Institute of Radiation Physics provides this radiation protection training that fulfills the requirements of the Ordinance on Radiation Protection Training.
Develop the skills necessary to assume the role of a Radiation Protection Officer for the following applications:
- prescription of radiological applications;
- justification, use, and evaluation of diagnostic and therapeutic applications with unsealed radioactive sources in nuclear medicine.
- Tasks and duties of the Radiation Protection Officer
- Legislation on radiation protection
- Principles of radiation measurements
- Selection and use of measuring instruments
- Principles of radiation protection
- Use of radioactive materials
- Radiation working areas and working methods
- Monitoring of external / internal exposure
- Radioactive waste management
- Quality control in Nuclear Medicine
- Record keeping of radiopharmaceutical products
Course duration: 4.5 days
Course schedule: from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm (8:30 am to 1:00 pm on the day of the exam)
Training location: Institute of Radioation Physics and / or Lausane University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne
Languages: English (course) - French or German (exam)
Participation fee: CHF 2,115 (Resit an exam: CHF 150)
Meals: Not included in the registration fee
Nature of the exam: Oral exam - joint evaluation IRA / FOPH (BAG)
Certificate awarded: Certificate of Radiation Protection Officer for Nuclear Medicine