Health Physics in Radiation Emergencies

Dates Scheduled

• June 10-14, 2013

Fee: $200
Maximum enrollment: 28
32 hours American Academy of Health Physics credit

This 4½-day course is designed primarily for health physicists (HP), medical physicists (MP), radiation safety officers (RSO), and others who have radiation dose assessment and/or radiological control responsibilities.

The course presents an advanced level of information on radiological/nuclear event reconstruction, dose assessments/estimations, and integration of the physics discipline with medicine.

The course provides the basis for HPs, MPs, and RSOs to interact with and provide advice and recommendations to medical practitioners for the diagnosis and treatment of radiation injuries and illnesses.

Topics related specifically to medicine include:

• acute local and total body radiation exposure
• internal and external contamination
• combined injuries
• multi-casualty incidents involving ionizing radiation.

Other topics covered include:

• internal and external dosimetry
• bioassay techniques
• legal issues
• public information management.

Demonstrations, laboratory exercises, and group problem-solving sessions complement the didactic presentations.

It is recommended that participants have a basic understanding of radiation sciences before attending the course.

Registration

You may register online. Courses fill up quickly. Registration must be submitted for each course you plan to attend.