Outcomes:

After completing this class, students should be able to:

• Delineate the regulatory responsibilities of the various federal, state and local agencies involved in monitoring radiation and radioactive materials
• List and apply basic radiation safety rules for working with radiopharmaceuticals to the nuclear medicine department and to the situation of a radiation emergency
• Outline issues and calculations relating to transportation, receipt and disposal of radioactive materials
• Outline and apply radiopharmaceutical dosimetry and effective dose calculations
• State limits for occupational radiation exposure and apply radiation protection principles in a variety of situations
• Discuss principles of radionuclide therapy and their application to a variety of medical conditions
• Communicate radiation safety principles and applications in situations involving patients and/or health care professionals