This 40-Hour Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) Training Course provides 40 hours of radiation physics and safety training for those that plan to manage areas where radioactive materials are used. This course will provide part of the required training to become an RSO. Please contact your state radiation control division about the specific requirements for RSO qualifications. Many companies, hospitals, universities and manufacturers from all over the United States and abroad use our course to train their staff. A list of references can be provided if you would like. These requirements can vary between states depending on your radioactive material license.

Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) Training is Helpful For:
  • Radiation safety officers
  • Health and medical physicists
  • Nuclear medicine and medical imaging professionals
  • Radiologic technologists and radiologists
  • Environmental health and safety and industrial hygiene professionals
  • Biologists, chemists, and pharmacists using radionuclides
  • Facilities managers at laboratories utilizing radioactive materials
Part I – Radiation Essentials

This section provides an introduction and review of essential radiation principles, including reviews of radioactive decay, equilibrium, and doses. In addition to background information, it covers details relevant to radiation dosage and radiation safety in the workplace, the effects of radiation, and internal dosimetry. Case studies examining high radiation doses are examined, and the principles of radiobiology are introduced. Lastly, radiation induced teratogenesis is presented and explained.

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Module 101 – Introduction to Radiation
Module 102 – Background Radiation
Module 104 – Radioactive Decay
Module 105 – Equilibrium, Special Activity and Radiation ‘Dose’
Module 106 – Radiation Dose from External Sources
Module 107 – Shielding and Minimizing Radiation Doses to Workers
Module 108 – Internal Dosimetry
Module 109 – Acute Effects of Ionizing Radiation
Module 110 – Acute High Radiation Doses: Case Studies
Module 111 – Radiobiology
Module 112 – Radiation Induced Teratogenesis
Part II – Radiation Regulations and Radiobiology

This section explores the regulations relating to radiation protection and provides a basic review of radiobiology.

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Module 207 – Regulations and Radiation Protection
Module 210 – Radiobiology Review
Part III – Radiation Detection

This section presents an overview of the principles of radiation detection and measurement, and examines the use of ionization and scintillation detectors for this purpose.

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Module 301 – General Principles of Radiation Detection and Measurement
Module 302 – Ionization Detectors: Principles and Applications
Module 303 – Scintillation Detectors: Principles and Applications
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