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18. In Schedule 3 to the 2017 Regulations (adequate training)—
(a)for Table 1 (radiation production, radiation protection and statutory obligations relating to ionising radiations), substitute—
Fundamental Physics of Radiation | |
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Properties of Radiation | Excitation and ionisation |
Attenuation of ionising radiation | |
Scattering and absorption | |
Radiation Hazards and Dosimetry | Biological effects of radiation - stochastic and deterministic |
Risks and benefits of radiation | |
Absorbed dose, equivalent dose, effective dose, other dose indicators and their units | |
Management and Radiation Protection of the individual being exposed | |
Special Attention Areas | Pregnancy and potential pregnancy |
Asymptomatic individuals | |
Breastfeeding | |
Infants and children | |
Medical and biomedical research | |
Health screening | |
Non-medical imaging | |
Carers and comforters | |
High dose techniques | |
Justification and authorisation | Justification of the individual exposure |
Use of existing appropriate radiological information | |
Alternative techniques | |
Radiation Protection | Diagnostic reference levels |
Dose reference levels | |
Dose Constraints | |
Dose Optimisation | |
Dose reduction devices and techniques | |
Dose recording and dose audit | |
General radiation protection | |
Quality Assurance for written procedures and written protocols | |
Quality Control for the routine inspection and testing of equipment | |
Risk communication | |
Use of radiation protection devices | |
Statutory Requirements, Non-Statutory Guidance and other documents | |
Regulations | |
Non-statutory guidance | |
Local procedures and protocols | |
Individual responsibilities relating to exposures | |
Responsibility for radiation safety | |
Proactive use of clinical audit | |
Analysis of events involving accidental or unintended exposures | |
Study of risk of accidental or unintended exposures”; |
(b)for Table 2 (diagnostic radiology, radiotherapy and nuclear medicine), substitute—
All Modalities | |
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General | Fundamentals of radiological anatomy |
Factors affecting radiation dose | |
Dosimetry | |
Fundamentals of clinical evaluation | |
Identification of the individual being exposed | |
Equipment specification | |
Contrast Media | Use and preparation |
Contraindications | |
Use of contrast injection systems |
Diagnostic radiology | |
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General | Principles of radiological techniques |
Production of X-rays | |
Specialised Techniques | Computed Tomography |
Interventional procedures | |
Hybrid imaging | |
Practical aspects for diagnostic radiology | Patient positioning |
Equipment selection and use | |
Protocol selection | |
Optimisation of image quality and radiation dose | |
Dose assessment and recording | |
Image acquisition, artefacts, processing, display and storage |
Radiotherapy | |
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General | Production of ionising radiation |
Treatment of malignant disease | |
Treatment of benign disease | |
Principles of external beam radiotherapy | |
Specialised techniques | Brachytherapy |
Intra-operative radiotherapy | |
Proton therapy | |
Magnetic Resonance Linac therapy | |
Computed Tomography: applications limited to radiotherapy | |
Advanced techniques | |
Radiobiological Aspects for Radiotherapy | Fractionation |
Dose rate | |
Radiosensitisation | |
Target volumes | |
Organs at risk | |
The Radiobiological effect of gaps in treatment | |
The Radiobiology of re-treatment | |
Practical Aspects for Radiotherapy | Patient positioning |
Equipment selection and use | |
Principles of localisation techniques | |
Principles of planning techniques | |
Principles of dose calculation and verification techniques | |
Principles of treatment techniques | |
Principles of on-treatment imaging | |
Optimisation of image quality and radiation dose | |
Radiation Protection Specific to Radiotherapy | Side effects—early and late |
Toxicity | |
Assessment of efficacy |
Nuclear Medicine | |
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General | Atomic structure and radioactivity |
Radioactive decay | |
Principles of molecular imaging and non-imaging exposures | |
Principles of molecular radiotherapy | |
Molecular Radiotherapy | Dose rate |
Fractionation | |
Radiobiology aspects | |
Radiosensitisation | |
Specialised techniques | Quantitative imaging—advanced applications |
Hybrid imaging—advanced applications | |
Selective Internal Radiation Therapy | |
Radiopharmaceuticals | Calibration |
Working practices in the radiopharmacy | |
Preparation of individual doses | |
Practical aspects for nuclear medicine | Patient positioning |
Equipment selection and use | |
Protocol selection | |
Optimisation of image quality and radiation dose | |
Dose assessment and recording | |
Image acquisition, artefacts, processing, display and storage | |
Radiation Protection Specific to Nuclear Medicine | Conception, pregnancy and breastfeeding |
Radiation protection arrangements for radioactive individuals”. | |
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