Competency information

Details

Assist and advise medical practitioners in the administration of non-oral radionuclide therapies, eg by intravenous infusion

Considerations

  • Appropriate radiation protection advice, including monitoring programmes, design and testing of customised radiation shielding, and radioactive waste management under EPR
  • Training of non-specialist clinical staff in radiation protection as applied to their role

Relevant learning outcomes

# Outcome
# 2 Outcome Advise on and perform practical aspects of the administration of radionuclide therapy to patients
# 6 Outcome Undertake practical radiation safety tasks required to deliver a service, including the effective communication of risk, decontamination procedures and radioactive waste management