Course Description:

This course provides the participants with the means to properly operate and support various types of radiographic tests

Course Goal:

To enhance the participants’ knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to understand use various types of radiographic tests

Course Objectives:

By the end of this course the participant will be able to:

1. Understand basic concepts of radiography.
2. Identify advantages and limitations of the RT method.
3. Be familiar with radiation source, penetration & absorption.

Course Outline:

1. Basic concepts of radiography.
2. Advantages & limitations of the RT method.
3. Radiation source, penetration & absorption.
4. Characteristics of X ray and GAMMA rays.
5. Formation of images & radiographic sensitivities.
6. Structure & kinds of atoms.
7. Radiographic materials – the half – life of an ISO tope.
8. Energy measurement of X-rays & GAMMA rays.
9. Particulate radiation – Alpha, Beta & Neutron.
10. X-ray equipment & typical control elements.
11. GAMMA ray sources – ISO tope equipment & operations.
12. Radiographic films & processing techniques.
13. Safety codes & units of radiation dose measurement permissible radiation dose.
14. Quiz & worksheets