Optimizing Patient Dose of RadiationLaajuus (5 cr)

Objectives

Students
-know the national legislation and instructions from authorities and EU-instructions governing optimization of patients’ radiation exposure
-know the measuring methods of radiation exposure
-know how to optimize patients’ radiation exposure
-are able use spread sheet computation in the optimization of patients’ radiation exposure
-are able determine the patients’ dose (ESD, DAP) in basic x-ray examinations

Content

-national legislation and instructions from authorities and EU-instructions governing optimization of patients’ radiation exposure
-measuring methods of radiation exposure
-ESD calculation
-PCXMC

Prerequisites

-Radiation Protection
-Imaging Technique and Basic Clinical Training
-Radiation Physics and Technical Quality Assurance of Radiographic Equipment and Devices
-Radiography, Clinical Training I-III