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Thank you for your interest in this 2-hour Canadian Cabinet X-Ray Operator Radiation Safety training course. Canada has different regulations and requirements for facilities exclusively operated/regulated by Health Canada and for those facilities who fall under Provincial jurisdiction. This course covers those differences briefly and in more detail in the Canadian Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) or X-Ray Safety Officer (XSO), whichever title you prefer.

The materials covered in this course are specific to cabinet x-ray equipment and operations and meet the requirements set out in the RED Act regulations and Provincial training requirements. RCE Consulting, LLC has written approval to provide the training and materials from Health Canada.

This course has been upgraded recently to include video/audio/visual presentation. In the Materials Tab on this cover page, I have also provided you access to a 53-page student handout that you can print now or save for later. You can also use the handout to take the 50-question exam at the end of this course.

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Course Content

INTRO1_1 INTRODUCTION
INTRO1_2 INTRODUCTION
INTRO1_3 TYPES OF CABINET X-RAY EQUIPMENT
INTRO1_4 INSTRUCTIONS TO WORKERS
INTRO1_5 COURSE OUTLINE
LESSON 1_1 – HISTORY OF THE X-RAY
LESSON 1_2 – DISCOVERY OF X-RAYS
LESSON 1_3 CHARACTERISTICS OF X-RAY
LESSON 1_4 ON A DISCOVERY OF A NEW KIND OF RAY
LESSON 1_5 MATERIAL DENSITY & GREYSCALE
LESSON 1_6 BASIC IMAGE TECHNOLOGY
LESSON 1_7 MATERIAL GROUPINGS BY ATOMIC NUMBER
LESSON 1_8 TODAYS X-RAY TECHNOLOGY 1 Quiz
LESSON2_1 HEALTH CANADA
LESSON2_2 PROVINCIAL AGENCIES
LESSON 3_1 ATOMIC STRUCTURE
LESSON 3_2 STABLE ATOMS
LESSON 3_3 DISCOVERY OF RADIATION
LESSON 3_4 PIERRE & MADAM CURIE
LESSON 3_5 UNSTABLE ATOMS DECAY (RADIATION)
LESSON 3_6 IONIZATION
LESSON 3_7 ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM 1 Quiz
LESSON 4_1 HOW WE MEASURE RADIATION
LESSON 4_2 UNITS OF RADIATION MEASURE
LESSON 4_3 TYPES OF INSTRUMENTS
LESSON 4_4 EXAMPLES OF ABSORBED DOSE IN RAD (SI UNIT IS GRAY)
LESSON 5_1 SOURCES OF BACKGROUND RADIATION
LESSON 5_2 NATURAL SOURCES
LESSON 5_3 MAN-MADE SOURCES
LESSON 6_1 BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF IONIZING RADIATION
LESSON 6_2 TRAGIC TRUTH DISCOVERED
LESSON 6_3 OUR BODIES ARE RESILIENT
LESSON 6_4 CELL REPRODUCTION
LESSON 6_5 RADIATION EFFECTS ON CELLS
LESSON 6_6 DIRECT & INDIRECT CELL DAMAGE
LESSON 6_7 RADIATION EFFECTS ON CELLS
LESSON 6_8 DETERMINISTIC EFFECTS
LESSON 6_9 ACUTE DOSE
LESSON 6_10 CHRONIC DOSE
LESSON 6_11 SOMATIC EFFECTS
LESSON 6_12 GENETIC EFFECTS
LESSON 7_1 ALARA PRINCIPLES
LESSON7_2 KEY ALARA PROGRAM ELEMENTS
LESSON 7_3 MINIMIZE TIME
LESSON 7_4 MAXIMIZE DISTANCE
LESSON 7_5 UTILIZE SHIELDING
LESSON 7_6 DON’T DO THIS 1 Quiz
LESSON8_1 REGULATORY DOSE LIMITS
LESSON8_2 DOSIMETRY REQUIREMENTS
LESSON 9_1 RADIATION SURVEYS
LESSON 10_1 ANATOMY OF THE X-RAY TUBE
LESSON 10_2 HOW X-RAYS ARE PRODUCED 1 Quiz
LESSON11_1 X-RAY SAFETY FEATURES & CONTROLS
LESSON11_2 CABINET X-RAY WARNING LABELS
LESSON11_3 MANUFACTURER’S LABEL
LESSON11_4 CONTROL PANEL SAFETY FEATURES
LESSON11_5 KEY CONTROL
LESSON11_6 INDICATOR LIGHTS
LESSON11_7 EMERGENCY STOPS
LESSON11_8 SHIELDING
LESSON11_9 CONVEYOR COVERS
LESSON11_10 LARGE OPENING CABINET X-RAY
LESSON11_11 OPERATOR PRESENCE DEVICE
SAFETY INTERLOCKS LESSON 11_12
LESSON11_13 BYPASSING SAFETY INTERLOCKS
LESSON12_1 OPERATORS RESPONSIBILITIES
LESSON12_3 THANK YOU