Basic radiation protection training for nurses and paramedical personnel:: Belgian experience and future perspectives.

Tom Clarijs; Michèle Coeck; Lodewijk Van bladel; An Fremout

doi:10.1093/rpd/ncv070

Basic radiation protection training for nurses and paramedical personnel: Belgian experience and future perspectives.

Tom Clarijs, Michèle Coeck, Lodewijk Van bladel, An Fremout

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Abstract

When using ionising radiation for medical diagnosis or treatment of patients, understanding of relevant radiation protection principles and issues is necessary. In Belgium, nurses and paramedical personnel are required to acquire knowledge for protecting the patient against the detrimental effects of ionising radiation by means of a vocational training course. The experience with, and challenges for this training course are presented here from a lecturer's point of view, together with a proposal for a future approach which harmonises the training content, its level and quality, according to European recommended standards.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	506-509
Number of pages	4
Journal	Radiation protection dosimetry
Volume	165
Issue number	1-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncv070
State	Published - 26 Mar 2015
Event	International Conference on Radiation Protection in Medicine - Roentgen Foundation Bulgaria, Varna Duration: 30 May 2014 → 2 Jun 2014

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