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May 17, 2024
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DA 106B - Radiation Protection for Dental Auxiliaries Credits: 1 Description Course designed to acquaint the participant with radiation hazards and protection services for patient and operator.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Describe the hazards of radiation and the methods of radiation protection for patient and operator.
- Define primary and secondary radiation and the methods of radiation protection for patient and operator.
- List the radiological considerations and identify the treatment procedures which are to be used for pregnant patients, patients with a history of radiation therapy and other special cases.
- List the legal requirements for radiation protection as they pertain to workload, protection devices, filter thickness, collimation, film speed, lead aprons, thyroid shields, monitoring and size of the useful beam.
- Be able to alleviate a patient’s apprehension toward having a radiographic examination by explaining the need for radiographs as based on the patient’s case history and genetic and physical effects.
- List the number of safe exposures needed for a complete radiographic series.
Prerequisite: None Corequisite: None Graded: Letter Grade
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