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1. TITLE OF COURSE: |
FUNDAMENTALS OF RADIATION PROTECTION
AND SAFETY |
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2. PREFIX/NUMBER: |
RTE 100 |
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CREDIT HOURS: .6 |
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3. RESOURCES NEEDED: |
NONE |
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TEXT: |
NONE |
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SUPPLIES: |
COMPUTER ACCESS |
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4. COURSE DESCRIPTION: |
This course will meet the State of Colorado requirements for ISCD certified bone densitometry operators. The requirement is for 9 hours of radiation safety training. |
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5. COURSE GOAL: |
The student will be able to implement the physics principles defined in the course to ensure patient and operator radiation safety. |
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6. COURSE OBJECTIVE: |
At the completion of this course, the student will be able to understand basic X-ray physics and recognize radiation protection and radiobiology concepts. |
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7. EVALUATION PROCEDURES:
This course will be monitored by the instructor for acceptable progress on a weekly basis. However, for grading purposes, only one exam will be administered at the end of the course. This is a full on-line course without any seat time in a classroom. Therefore, satisfactory progress will be ensured by the use of practice exams throughout the course and a final exam for the grade.
GRADING SCALE
90 to 100 A
80 to 89 B
70 to 79 C
69 AND BELOW FAILS COURSE |
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8. COURSE OUTLINE:
UNIT 1: BASIC X-RAY PHYSICS
A. Structure of the atom
B. Quality and quantity
C. The X-ray tube
D. The X-ray circuit
E. Beam limiting devices and filtration
UNIT 2: RADIOBIOLOGY
A. Radiation biology
B. Radiosensitivity of organs
UNIT 3: RADIATION SAFETY
A. Radiologic units
B. Radiation protection for patient and operator
UNIT 4: FINAL EXAM
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9. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
This is a full on-line course which requires the student to log on at least once a week to read lecture material and read communications from the instructor. There will be ungraded practice exams to ensure student understanding and provide preparation for the final exam in the course. The final exam is the only graded portion of the course.
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10. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Sanctions for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor. |
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11. ADA NOTICE:
Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the PCC Adaptive Services Advisor at (719) 549-3331 for further information. |