a) Fundamentals of Radiation Safety
- 1) Characteristics of radiation
- 2) Units of radiation dose and quantity of radioactivity
3) Significance of radiation dose
- A) Radiation protection standards
- B) Biological effects of radiation
- 4) Levels of radiation from sources of radiation
5) Methods of controlling radiation dose
- A) Working time
- B) Working distances
- C) Shielding
b) Radiation Detection Instrumentation to be Used
1) Use of radiation survey instruments
- A) Operation
- B) Calibration
- C) Limitations
- 2) Survey techniques
3) Use of personnel monitoring equipment
- A) Film badges
- B) Thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLDs) or optically stimulated luminescence dosimeters (OSLs)
- C) Pocket dosimeters
- D) Alarm ratemeter
- c) The Requirements of Pertinent Federal and State Regulations
- d) Written Operating and Emergency Procedures
- e) Case Histories of Radiation Accidents
f) Radiography Equipment to be Used
1) For Industrial Radiography Using Radioactive Material
- A) Remote handling equipment
- B) Radiographic exposure devices and sealed sources
- C) Storage containers
- D) Inspection, maintenance, operation and control of radiography equipment
- E) Demonstration of competency to safely perform radiographic procedures using a simulated source of radioactive material
2) For Industrial Radiography Using Radiation Machines
- A) Remote exposure equipment
- B) Radiation machine exposure equipment
- C) Inspection, maintenance, operation and control of radiography equipment
- D) Demonstration of competency to safely perform radiographic procedures using a simulated source of radiation
(Source: Amended at 26 Ill. Reg. 3483, effective February 25, 2002)