Competency information
Details
Work safely in radiation areas.
Considerations
- X-rays, electrons (betas), neutrons, alpha and other particles.
- Radioactivity units and relationships.
- X-ray production.
- Physical effects of radiation.
- Interaction processes with matter.
- Measurement and instrumentation.
- Basic principles of imaging.
- X-ray, computerised tomography (CT), magnetic resonance (MR), nuclear medicine, ultrasound.
- Non-ionising radiations, including ultra-violet (UV), radiofrequency (RF) and microwaves, lasers, infrared, magnetic fields and ultrasound.
- Radiation safety, dose limits, principles of protection, safe practice.
- Ionising radiation, ultraviolet (UV), microwave, radio frequency (RF) and magnetic fields, lasers and ultrasound.
- Ionising Radiation Regulations (IRR) 1999 and CAORaW.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 2 | Outcome Design and manufacture devices to support radiotherapy in accordance with appropriate quality systems and work safely in radiation areas. |