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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

Physicians (medical doctors)

Fulfill the requirements of Module I. 

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

IRA provides only Module II training. For other modules please contact the FOPH (BAG). 

Choose a session to register: 

• 19 - 23 may 2025

Registration deadline: 19.04.2025