Radiation Safety Officer Training
When: 20 - 24 September, 2027
Nordion will be offering our Radiation Safety Officer course on September 20-24, 2027. This comprehensive program prepares participants to qualify as Radiation Safety Officers (RSO) for full-scale, gamma irradiation facilities. Local regulations should be consulted for Radiation Safety Officer requirements.
Learn about:
- Radiation fundamentals
- Biological effects
- Radiation detection
- Use of radiation detectors, calibration of instruments, survey techniques and actual surveys
- Shielding calculations and practical exercises
- Functions and responsibilities of the Radiation Safety Officer
- Regulations
- Personnel dosimetry and visitor procedures
- Record keeping
- Emergency and operating procedures
- The “Walk Through Inspection”
- Irradiator design, control and safety systems