Radiation protection course for service technicians working on X-ray equipment

We look forward to being able to offer this course soon, developed specifically for service companies working with installation, operation, servicing, and consultancy within the X-ray field.

The course brings together the knowledge you, as a service technician, technical advisor, or radiation protection coordinator, need to work safely, correctly, and in a documented manner—and to engage professionally in dialogue with both authorities and customers.

The purpose is to strengthen your professional expertise through practice-oriented skills development.

Whether you are new or experienced, you already have solid knowledge. Nevertheless, we can almost guarantee that the course will provide new perspectives and a deeper understanding.

As a service technician, you are the company’s outward-facing representative with the customer, and you often act as both technician and advisor. This training will prepare you very well to communicate with your customers safely, professionally, and credibly.

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Target group

The course is primarily aimed at technical professionals working with the installation, operation, and servicing of X-ray systems. Participants gain both the theoretical understanding and the practical skills required to perform the work safely, competently, and in compliance with the Radiation Protection Act and relevant executive orders.

  • Service technicians
  • Radiation Protection Officers (RPO)
  • Suppliers and installers
  • QA and quality assurance personnel
  • Technical advisors
  • Others responsible for X-ray systems

If you service X-ray equipment within the veterinary, dental, medical, and industrial fields (e.g., the food industry), this course is relevant for you.

Expected course content

  • Basic radiation physics with a focus on X-ray radiation
  • Digital X-ray technology
  • Image quality and image processing (contrast, noise, SNR, CNR, MTF, DQE, etc.) as well as an introduction to post-processing techniques (LUT curves, edge enhancement, smoothing, histogram stretching, and dead-pixel correction, etc.)
  • Methods for optimizing image quality
  • How to carry out a good safety assessment
  • Radiological inspection, acceptance testing, status inspection.
  • Shielding calculations and good design of X-ray rooms/areas
  • Measuring instruments
  • Proper registration with the authorities
  • Inspection of protective equipment
  • Categorization of radiation-exposed workers
  • Classification of areas and signage
  • The role of the Radiation Protection Officer
  • Legislation and guidance
  • Basic radiography (filtration, exposure index and techniques, rules of thumb, etc.)
  • The dose concept, dose limits, and dose constraints
  • Radiation injuries, radiobiology, and risks
  • Practical radiation protection, inverse square law, and similar

In short: After the course, you will have gained knowledge of all the most important aspects of imaging, radiation protection, and quality assurance. You can take this knowledge back with you and apply it directly in practice in your company.

You will have gained insight into how actively working with a radiation protection strategy can create value for your company. You will also see how communication based on evidence-based knowledge about radiation protection can contribute to a good and safe working environment.

After the course, you will be able to ...

  • Work safely and in compliance with the law in connection with X-ray equipment
  • Perform and understand shielding calculations
  • Document correctly to the authorities
  • Advise customers with professional confidence
  • Be familiar with the most important digital image quality concepts
  • Optimize image quality in practice

There is no final exam, but attendance is mandatory throughout the course. The course is passed through normal active participation in discussions and practical exercises, and a course certificate is issued. With a view to improving and developing the course, the day concludes with an anonymous evaluation.

Registration

We are working at full speed to finalize the course. Contact us regarding registration or if you have any questions about the course.

Contact us regarding registration