Radiation Protection Officer (Advanced)

This highly-interactive course provides all the necessary and up-to-date information about radiation protection in the Industrial Radiography and designed according to the requirements of FANR, International Atomic Energy Agency and International Air Transportation Association. The course covers fundamentals and principles of non-ionizing and ionizing radiation, units of radioactivity, radiation protection principles (ALARA), in-depth knowledge of shielding of gamma and neutron sources, biological effects of radiation, basic RPO officer job responsibilities, regulatory control, safe transportation of radioactive materials, storage and security of radioactive materials, leak test. The course contains practical exercises that learn how to apply systematic monitoring techniques and use dosimeters for radiation detection and measurement. At the end of the course participants will learn to define types of radiation and how to detect it, will be able to practice radiation protection management and implement radiation control procedures in a workplace.