RAD 207 - Radiation Protection

Description
This course acquaints students with the early and late effects of ionizing radiation on human tissue; includes methods of detecting radiation, determination of dosages and units of measure used, physical interaction of radiation with matter, and the radiation protection of occupational workers and patients. Radiation safety and protection are stressed throughout.

Credit Hours: 2
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: No
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
Radiologic Technology, A.A.A.S.

Other Courses Where This Course is a Prerequisite: None
Other Courses Where this Course is a Corequisite: None
Other Courses Where This course is included in within the Description: None

General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Understand the history of ionizing radiation and x-ray interactions with matter.

2. List radiation quantities and units used in diagnostic imaging.

3. Summarize the consequences of ionizing radiation in human cells.

4. Understand the biology of the cell, and its effects from radiation exposure at the molecular, cellular, tissue, and sys temic level.

5. Explain exposure dose limits and radiation monitoring of personnel.

6. State the ALARA principle and discuss how it is applied in the clinical setting.

7. Identify and describe the techniques and equipment radiographers use to limit radiation dose for patients.

8. Describe the techniques and equipment used to limit occupational dose for radiographers.

Course Outline:

Introduction to Radiation Protection
Basic Interactions of Radiation with Matter
Radiation Quantities and their corresponding Units of Measure
Radiation Monitoring Instruments
Cell Biology / Damage of Radiation to those molecules and cells
Exposure to Ionizing Radiation and the Body’s Early Response
Exposure to Ionizing Radiation and the Body’s Late Response
Radiation Dose Limits
Patient Protection from Radiation Exposure
Occupational Personnel Protection During Procures

Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
Yes
Instructional Strategies:
Instructor Lecture:70-80%

Audio-visual demonstration: 20-30%
Mandatory Course Components:
None
Equivalent Courses:
None

Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Course-Specific Placement Test:
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: N/A

Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
None

Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture - 1:1
Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 2
People Soft Course ID Number: 100565
Course CIP Code: 51.9999
Maximum Course Enrollment: 32
General Room Request: RT Classroom in Cook

School: School of Health & Exercise Science
Department: Radiologic Technology
Discipline: RT
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Certification/License Requirement (list below), Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Professionally qualified through work experience in field (Perkins Act or Other) (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
Certification/license requirement: American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) Professionally Qualified through work experience in field: Individual must have knowledge and certification in Diagnostic Radiology with a minimum of two years or 4000 hours in a hospital setting. Program Accreditation requirement: Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT).

Major Course Revisions: Prefix
Last Revision Date Effective: 20250226T16:55:20
Course Review & Revision Year: 2029-2030