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Level I → Radiation protection education and training

Doses and dose identifiers in radiology (275B)


Description
Video-based course (recorded 2013)

Speaker: Peter Vock (Bern, Switzerland)

Learning objectives:
• What are the units and magnitudes of medical population dose?
• How to compare two different modalities regarding their radiation exposure?
• What is a typical average dose of a specific exam?
• How can we determine organ / tissue dose from exposure metrics?
• What is the dose unit used for Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRLs)?
• What is the best estimate of individual dose by one specific exam?
• What is the best estimate of individual risk by one specific exam?

eCME credits: 1

Content
  • Video
  • Slides
  • Test
  • Feedback
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever
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