• Radiation safety officers
• Health and medical physicists
• Nuclear medicine and medical imaging professionals
• Radiologic technologists and radiologists
• Environmental health and safety and industrial hygiene professionals
• Biologists, chemists, pharmacists, and other researchers using radionuclides
• Facilities managers at laboratories utilizing radioactive material

Course Description:

Radiation Safety Refresher Course is designed to provide the technical and practical information needed to improve the knowledge of the attendees and prepare a person to be an effective radiation safety officer. It will also be useful as general introductory training for anyone who works with radioactive materials or who may be required to be an alternate radiation safety officer.

The course is structured in lectures and practical sessions, both of them focusing on practical issues related to radiation protection practices. Some prior knowledge of algebra and science is necessary to get the most benefit from the course.

In this radiation safety Refresher course, you will explore the characteristics of ionizing radiation, develop an understanding of the units of radiation dose and quantities, gain hands-on experience using radiation detection instrumentation, and learn about the biological hazards of exposure to radiation.

Learning Objectives:

1. Acquire the knowledge on basic concepts and principles of ionizing radiation and its instrumentation
2. Gain a clear understanding, skill and attitude on radiation protection practice
3. Understand fully the national and international standards and regulations on radiation protection

Course Lectures:

L1 - Nuclear Structure and Radioactive decay, Mohamed Johani, PhD
L2 - Interaction of Radiation with Matter, Belal Ali Moftah, PhD
L3 - Radiation Quantities & Units, Rachid Machrafi, PhD
L4 - Radiation Detection and Measurements I, Mehenna Arib, PhD
L5 - Radiation Detection and Measurements II, Abduraheem Kinsara, PhD
L6 - Personal Radiation Dosimetry Devices and Methods, Rachid Machrafi, PhD
L7 - Personal dose management system, Omar Noor, MSc
L8 - Biological effects of radiations, Ghazi Alsbeih, PhD
L9 - Principles of Radiation Protection, Debbie Gilley, MSc
L10 - Ionizing Radiation Legislation and Regulations, Melissa Carol Martin, MSc
L11 - Quality control and record keeping in radiation safety, Mehenna Arib, PhD
L12 -Development of radiation safety program, Mohamed johani, PhD
L13 - Industrial Applications of ionizing radiations, Falah abujarad, PhD
L14 - Responsibility of the RSO, Debbie Gilley, MSc
L15 - Radiation Protection in external beam Radiotherapy, Melissa Carol Martin, MSc
L16 - Shielding Verification of radiation facilities I, Melissa Carol Martin, MSc
L16 - Shielding Verification of radiation facilities II, Melissa Carol Martin, MSc
L15 - Radiation Protection in Diagnostic Radiology, Harry Delis, MSc
L16 - Dose reduction in diagnostic radiology, Mahmoud Ahmed, BSc
L17 - Diagnostic reference levels, Omer Demirkaya, PhD
L18 - Quality Control and Radiation protection (book), Talal Al Slaim, BSc
L19 - Radiation safety in Nuclear Medicine Practice, Mohamed A. Bayoumi, PhD
L20 - Radiation Protection within isotope production facilities, AbdulAzeez A. Akintokun, MSc
L21 - The management of radiation safety in iodine therapy, Ibraheem Algain, MSc

Course Workshops:

1. RPW2: Transportation of Radioactive Material & I-131 Therapy Applications, Fareed Mahyoub, MSc
2. RPW3: Radiation Detection and Measurements, Rachid Machrafi, PhD
3. RPW4*: Protection Level Calibration using Cs-137, Heba Al-Humidan, BSc
4. RPW5*: Personal Dosimetry, Ibrahim Algain, MSc
5. RPW6*: Therapy Level Calibration using Co-60, Mehenna Arib, PhD
6. RPW7*: Uncertainty Calculations in Calibration and Dosimetry, Mehenna Arib, PhD
7. RPW8*: Implementation of BSS for Medical Professions, Various Speakers

*: Optional – Attendees to the Radiation Safety Refresher course can select either the RPW8 workshop or two of the workshops from RPW4 to RPW7