HP-609-2 Basic Principles of Radiation Detection and Response to Radiation Incidents

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Prerequisites:

• No Prerequiste Courses Required

Purpose:

If you are a local, State, or Federal employee responsible for the prevention and/or response to potential terrorist activities involving radiological hazards, then you can't afford to miss this training. The demand for you to be better prepared to deal with a radiological threat or incident, has increased dramatically over the past year.

To meet this increased need, CANBERRA has responded with a training class designed to address radiological threats or incidents.

Description:

This course takes the student through the fundamentals of internal dosimetry to the analysis of actual internal intake incidents. The focus of this course is the utilization of bioassay results in the determination of intake and dose. A significant amount of time is devoted to calculations using actual intake scenarios. Practical applications of data are stressed. The student will become familiar with the use of current documents and references. These include but are not limited to: NUREG/CR-4884, ICRP-30, ICRP-26, EPA Report 520, and 10CFR20. For on-site courses, NUREG, methods specified to site procedures can be stressed.

Course Content:

Upon completion of this training, you will come away with a basic knowledge of:

• Radiation theory
• Radiation protection
• Physical and biological effects of radiation
• Instrumentation and techniques for the detection of radiation
• Practical working knowledge of applicable CANBERRA instrumentation

Modules are available to cover operation of:

• UltraRadiac™
• InSpector 1000
• Radiagem

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