Course Details

Understand radiation protection measures used within radiography.

Aims

Understand radiation protection measures used within radiography.

Objectives

By the end of this module you will be able to:

• Describe the various dose terms and units
• Describe the magnitude of the radiation doses used in dentistry and the magnitude of risks involved
• Explain the dose limitation principles of Justification, Optimisation and Limitation
• Give details of the radiation dose limits for patients and staff
• Describe the practical radiation protection measures used for patients and staff
• Explain the biological effects of radiation

Learning Outcomes

The Certificate in Dental Radiography course is formulated to give dental nurses the qualification to enable them to act under prescription as an IR(ME)R operator, in order to safely take intra-oral and extra-oral radiographs of patients.

GDC Development Outcomes

C,D

Topics covered