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Continuing Education

This three-hour course consists of three individual one-hour lectures, designed to provide a solid understanding of basic concepts of radiation safety and dose for those who work with CT. The program clarifies the distinctions between conventional Multidetector CT and Volume or cone-beam CT scanners. The user will learn about radiation risk, different dose metrics used in the CT literature, and how to explain these to patients. Periodically throughout the program, a few questions will appear on the screen for the user to answer. Upon successful completion of each quiz, the program will advance to the next set of slides. After completing the entire program, the user will receive a certificate of completion of the three hour course, validating their score of 100% on the exam. This meets the ICACTL requirements for a practitioner to operate a dedicated cone beam CT scanner without a radiologic technologist.

This one-hour course provides a solid understanding of basic concepts of radiation safety for those who work with fluoroscopy for interventional procedures. The user will learn about radiation risk and dose, how to explain these to patients, and specific methods to reduce risk to patients and personnel in the lab. Periodically throughout the program, a few questions will appear on the screen for the user to answer. Upon successful completion of each quiz, the program will advance to the next set of slides. After completing the entire program, the user will receive a certificate of completion of the one hour course, validating their score of 100% on the exam. This program is designed to meet the training recommendation for credentialing of fluoroscopy users (National Council on Radiation Protection (NCRP) Report #168, recommendation #28, February 2011.)