RTH-1130 RADIATION PROTECTION / RADIOBIOLOGY
Basic principles of radiation protections and safety for the radiation therapist. Radiation health and safety requirements of federal and state regulatory agencies, accreditation agencies, and healthcare organizations are incorporated. Specific responsibilities of the radiation therapist are discussing, examined, performed, and evaluated. Also included are basic concepts and principles of radiation biology. The interactions of radiation with cells, tissues, and the body with resultant biophysical events illustrated. Discussion of the principles of tolerance dose, time-dose relationships, fractionation schemes, and the relationship to the clinical practice of radiation therapy are discussed, examined, and evaluated.