Radiation Safety Protection Programs for the Physician’s Office
and Clinic
A program for those who work in the clinic or physician’s
office environment.
Our Basic Radiation Safety and Protection Course will put you in quick and easy
compliance with all mandated State guidelines. Our Basic Radiation Safety and Protection
Courses are given by Licensed Medical Radiologic Technologists and follow the curriculum
as outlined by the Department of State Health Services (DSHS).
Course Topics
• Purpose of Radiation Protection Programs
• Policies and Procedures
• Training Programs
• Personnel Monitoring
• Rules of Radiation Safety
• Pregnant Workers
• Quality Control
• Quality Assurance
Bone Densitometry: Principles and Procedures - Non-Technologist
Non-Technologist Option: This 16 Hour Applications program is for those employees
who are training or crosstraining to perform bone densitometry exams on your equipment
and have no previous educational training in radiation protection procedures or
radiology practice. *The four-hour radiation safety module meets the Department
of State Health guidelines.
Each employee operating your equipment must have the required 16 hours of applications
training by either a Licensed M.R.T. or Applications Physicist in addition to the
4 Hour Basic Radiation Safety Course. Failure to have the required certification
could result in Administrative fines and disciplinary action such as license Denial
or Revocation. Don’t let your license expire without getting your employees the
required certification they need!
The Bone Densitometry 16 Hour Applications program is given by a ARRT Board Certified
Bone Densitometrist MRT(R)(BD) and is site specific to meet your office needs
Course Topics
• Quality Assurance and Calibration of a DEXA System
• Site Preparation
• Patient Preparation
• Patient Positioning
• Performing DXA Scans
• Analysis of DXA Scans
+ Four Hours of Radiation Safety
• Purpose of Radiation Protection Programs
• Policies and Procedures
• Training Programs
• Personnel Monitoring
• Rules of Radiation Safety
• Pregnant Workers
• Quality Control
• Documentation