Optimizing Pediatric Radiation Dose
Optimizing Pediatric Radiation Safety Continuing Education Course
An interactive course that covers everything you need to know about radiation safety and protection in pediatric imaging, from communicating with children and their caregivers before, during, and after a procedure, to proper shielding and exposure time for children
Course Overview
1 Modules
ASRT
150 Certified clients
Course description
Expiry date: July 1, 2023
Pediatric Radiation Safety is an online continuing education course designed to help radiologic technologists understand the quality principles used to ensure the safe and appropriate use of digital radiography in children. Because radiography procedures represent 85% of all ionizing exposure in children, because pediatric patients are up to 10 times more sensitive to ionizing radiation than adults, it is critical for technologists to have a firm grasp of radiation safety and protection when performing pediatric imaging examinations.
With that in mind, this course covers the basic principles of digital radiography (DR) and its advantages over analog film screening and computed radiography in reducing the pediatric patient dose. It also highlights the challenges presented in acquiring DR diagnostic images in the pediatric population, including proper immobilization, addressing family concerns, and childrens’ responses to verbal direction. You will also learn about the proper use of shielding, balancing ALARA, lead aprons and half shields, short exposure times, limited views, and close collimation as these apply to imaging children.
Pediatric Radiation Safety is a suitable course for novice and veteran technologists technologists alike, and is both accessible to and appropriate for students in radiologic technology programs who want to enhance their understanding of radiation protection practices when dealing specifically with pediatric imaging.
| ✔ | Approved by the ASRT (American Society of Radiologic Technologists) for 1.5 CE Credits |
| ✔ | Subscription duration: 180 days from purchase date |
| ✔ | Voiceover available |
| ✔ | Downloadable transcript available |
| ✔ | Meets the CE requirements of the following states: California, Texas, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, and New Mexico |
| ✔ | Meets ARRT® CE reporting requirements |
| ✔ | Accepted by the NMTCB® |
| ✔ | Hassle-free 30-day full refund policy* |
| Discipline | Major content category & subcategories | CE Credits provided |
| CT-2016 | Safety | |
| Radiation Safety and Dosimetry | 1.50 | |
| CT-2017 | Safety | |
| Radiation Safety and Dose | 1.50 | |
| NMT-2017 | Safety | |
| Radiation Physics, Radiobiology, and Regulations | 0.50 | |
| RA-2017 | Safety | |
| Radiation Protection and Equipment Operation | 1.00 | |
| RA-2018 | Safety | |
| Patient Safety, Radiation Protection, and Equipment Operation | 1.00 | |
| THR-2017 | Safety | |
| Radiation Physics, Equipment, and Quality Assurance | 0.50 | |
| NMT-2017 | Image Production | |
| Instrumentation | 0.50 | |
| NMT-2017 | Procedures | |
| Treatment Volume Localization | 0.50 |
Section 1: Optimizing Pediatric Radiation Dose
Introduction
Digital Radiography Basics
Digital Radiography and Feedback
Standardized Terminology
Estimating Patient Dose
Reducing Radiation Exposure
Noise Level and the Clinical Question
Quality Assurance and Quality Control Programs
Guidelines
Safety Checklist
Conclusion
What you get
1 Category A CE credit
Recorded webinar
Interactive course
Downloadable transcript
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