Rio Physics

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This course illustrates and reinforces the skills and knowledge necessary to provide personnel with an understanding of the characteristics of medical cyclotrons and the radiological safety precautions needed for working safely at the facility. Training materials for the core program consist of study guides, and handouts. Students will receive a thumb drive containing electronic copies of the presentations and course support documentation.

Course Goals: Upon completion of this course, the student will have a basic understanding of the characteristics of

• Cyclotron operations
• Production of Positron Emission Isotopes
• State and federal regulatory considerations
• Quality management in establishing a quality assurance/quality control program
• Radioactivation source identification
• Radioactivation source control
• Contamination control
• Decommissioning & decontamination process
• Personnel protective equipment (PPE)
• Personnel contamination
• Shipping & receiving of radioactive material
• Shielding design for cyclotron & ancillary equipment
• Industrial hygiene considerations
• Stack emissions & public dose modeling
• Personnel dosimetry
• Instrumentation
• Radioactive material licensing conditions
• Precautions and safeguards needed for radiological safety while working at a medical cyclotron facility

Audience: Individuals who have been assigned radiological or radiation safety officer duties at medical cyclotron facilities. State, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Food and Drug Administration and other federal regulatory inspectors required to conduct compliance audits. Radiation Safety Officers responsible for personnel dosimetry, bioassay, stack emissions, public dose assessment, source control, instrumentation QC, and contamination control. Radiopharmacists involved with FDG dose preparation and management of PET Isotope production facilities. Radiochemists assigned the task of establishing a quality assurance program and implementing the required quality control tests for Fluorine-18 and other PET Radioisotopes.

Description: This course illustrates and reinforces the skills and knowledge necessary to provide personnel with an understanding of the characteristics of medical cyclotrons and the radiological safety precautions needed for working safely at the facility.

Length: 3 days

Training Materials: Training materials for the core program consist of study guides, and handouts. Students will receive a thumb drive containing electronic copies of the presentations and course support documentation.