Radiation Safety Course
for Technologists & Nurses
Course Agenda

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Date: Tuesday - Thursday; February 12 - 14, 2019
Venue: Post Graduate Classroom 3

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• A two-day course dedicated for nurses and technologists
• Covers the basics and fundamental knowledge of radiation safety
• Hands-on sessions to complement didactic sessions
• Licensed by King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (K.A.CARE)
• Mandatory course for technologists and nurses working with radiation sources
• CME Hours

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Course Topics

• Understand Radiation Physics and its inter-relationship with matters
• Detection and Measurements of radiation
• Understand Radiation Safety, Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation
• National and international Radiation Protection guides
• Radioactive Materials Handling, Transportation, Inventory Control, and Waste Management
• Radiation Protection in nuclear medicine, diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy

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Program Layout:

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Day One; Tuesday; February 12, 2019
TIME
08:00-09:00	Registration & Morning Break
09:00-10:20	SESSION ONE: RADIATION PHYSICS
09:00-9:40	Nuclear Medicine -Omar Noor
09:40-10:20	Interaction and Detection of Radiations -Mehenna Arib
10:20-10:35	MORNING BREAK
10:35-12:00	SESSION TWO: RADIATION PROTECTION 1
10:35-11:15	Biological Effects of Radiation -Ghazi Alsbeih
11:15-12:00	Principles of Radiation Protection -Belal Moftah
12:00-13:30	PRAYER TIME & LUNCH
13:30-15:30	SESSION THREE: RADIATION PROTECTION 2
13:30-14:15	External Radiation Hazard -Mehenna Arib
14:15-15:00	Internal Radiation Hazard -Omar Noor
15:00-15:30	Personal Dosimetry -Ibrahim Al-Gain
15:30-16:00	PRAYER & AFTERNOON BREAK
16:00-16:30	Transportation and Storage of Radioactive Materials -Fareed Mahyoub
16:30-17:00	Radiation Accidents and Emergency-Belal Moftah

Day Two; Wednesday; February 13, 2019
TIME
08:00-09:00	Registration & Morning Coffee
09:00-10:20	SESSION FOUR: RADIATION PROTECTION IN SPECIFIC TOPICS 1
09:00-10:20	Practices and Radiation Protection in Diagnostic Radiology -Omar Noor
10:20-10:35	MORNING BREAK
10:35-12:00	SESSION FIVE: RADIATION PROTECTION IN SPECIFIC TOPICS 2
10:35-11:20	Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine -Yassine Bouchareb
11:20-12:00	Radiation Protection in Radiotherapy -Belal Moftah
12:00-13:30	PRAYER TIME & LUNCH
13:30-15:30	SESSION SIX – WORKSHOPS 1 & 2 (ROTATIONAL BASIS)
13:30-14:30	Introduction to Measurements, Statistics and Uncertainties -Mehenna Arib
14:30-15:30	Workshop 1: Radiation Detection and Measurements (Group 1) -M. Arib, H. Alhumaidan, M. Alkudaibi Workshop 2: Personal Dosimetry (Group 2) -I. Algain, S. Alshora, N. Aledan
15:30-16:00	PRAYER & AFTERNOON BREAK
16:00-17:00	Workshop 1: Radiation Detection and Measurements (Group 2) -M. Arib, H. Alhumaidan, M. Alkudaibi Workshop 2: Personal Dosimetry (Group 1) -I. Algain, S. Alshora, N. Aledan

Day Three; Thursday; February 14, 2019
TIME
08:00-09:00	Morning Coffee
09:00-10:00	SESSION SEVEN: WORKSHOPS 3 & 4 (ROTATIONAL BASIS)
09:00-10:00	Workshop 3: I-131 therapy and contamination management (Group 1) -O. Noor, C. Lagarde Workshop 4: Use and inspection of personal protective equipment (Group 2) -F. Mayhoub, S, Alhazani
10:00-10:15	MORNING BREAK
10:15-11:15	Workshop 3: I-131 therapy and contamination management (Group 2) -O. Noor, C. Lagarde Workshop 4: Use and inspection of personal protective equipment (Group 1) -F. Mayhoub, S, Alhazani
11:15-11:45	General Discussion
11:45-12:00	Closing Ceremony