Health Care Services Sciences

Module program:
- PHYSICAL FUNDAMENTALS OF RADIATION
- Properties of ionizing radiation.
Interactions of directly ionizing radiation. Interactions of indirectly ionizing radiation.
- RISKS AND RADIATION DOSIMETRY
- Biological effects of radiation.
Risk / Benefit Analysis.
Dose optimization. Absorbed dose, equivalent dose, effective dose, their measurement units.
- RADIATION PROTECTION
- Legislation of radiation protection.
Use of personal protective equipment.
potential exposures.
Incidents involving over-exposure to ionizing radiation.
- PRACTICAL RADIOLOGICAL REQUIRING SPECIAL ATTENTION
- Pregnancy potential and in place.
- Babies and young children.
- PATIENT MANAGEMENT AND ITS RADIATION PROTECTION
- Justification and individual exposure.
Informed consent
Appropriate use of earlier clinical and technical information, and alternative procedures.
- Definition and use of diagnostic reference levels.
- RADIODIAGNOSTICS
- Elements of radiological technique
X-ray (nature and production)
Choice and use of equipment for diagnostic radiology.
- Factors influencing the radiation dose.
- Dosimetry
Assurance and quality control.
- Fluoroscopy
digital fluoroscopy
TC.
interventional procedures
vascular imaging
image quality in relation to the dose
Proper use of contrast media
- Radiotherapy
- Production of ionizing radiation. Radiobiology
Indications of radiotherapy
Procedures and radiation therapy equipment: Dosimetry
- Radio Awareness
target volumes
Radiation protection and specific regulations for radiotherapy.
- Early and late side effects
- NUCLEAR MEDICINE
- Atomic Structure and Radioactivity
radioactive decay
Indications of nuclear medical investigations.
Procedures, instruments and equipment for Nuclear Medicine. quality assurance and quality control
- radiopharmaceuticals
Preparation of individual doses
dose calibration
Radiation protection and specific legislation in nuclear medicine.
- Organs at risk protection
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Special provisions for patients with radioactivity
- Procedures for radioactive waste.