Course dates
October 2023 course dates to be confirmed.
Venue
The Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Downs Road, Sutton, Surrey, UK.
Credit: AP Photo/Lee Jin-man
This course is organised by the Joint Department of Physics of The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and The Institute of Cancer Research, London.
Course outline
This course provides the theoretical background and training necessary for the management of unsealed and sealed radioactive substances in hospitals.
The first day covers the following subject areas: interaction and units, instrumentation, radiation effects and risks and the regulatory framework. The following two days cover the legislation, applying for a Permit and compliance with the Permit conditions, the transport regulations and practical management of radioactive substances in hospitals. As well as lectures, there will be workshop sessions covering some practical issues. The course centres on UK (English) Legislation.
The course is at a level suitable for hospital physicists working in the field of radiation protection or those who want to expand their knowledge in this field. It is particularly suitable for those wishing to become Radioactive Waste Advisers (RWA), and covers the Basic Underpinning Knowledge (Basic Syllabus) as set out in the RPA2000 Guidance.
This is a CPD course approved by IPEM.
Those wishing to use the course towards RWA certification can sit an optional marked short exam.
Provisional Lecture List
Day 1: Review and effects of radiation
- Interactions and units
- Instrumentation
- Sources of exposure
- Risks and effects
- Other legislation
- Radiation protection framework
Day 2: Statutory requirements
- EPR2016
- Compliance with your environmental permit
- Applying for an environmental permit
- Transport regulations
Day 2: Workshops
- Assessment using the IRAT model
- EPR audits
Day 3: Radioactive source management in hospitals
- Diagnostic and therapeutic use of unsealed radionuclides
- HASS and other sealed sources
- Radioactive waste management
- Counter Terrorism
- RWA certification
- Optional assessment
The organisers may need to alter the final programme to fulfil practical commitments.
Course fees
| |
Full three days including first day review: |
Two-day module excluding 1st day review
(for those who have already attended RPTC in past 5 years) |
| Application received on or before 26 August 2022 |
£420 |
£315 |
| Applications received after 26 August 2022 |
£525 |
£420
|
Payment options
- Invoice - a Purchase Order number must be included on the registration form.
- BACS/Overseas - please contact the RWATC secretariat.
Registration
Registration Form 2022
Applications from outside the UK are welcome.
You will be allocated a place only when we receive a completed registration form and a valid quoted payment reference/PO or completed bank transfer. Unfortunately we cannot accept credit card payments at this time.
We will not process registration forms without a payment reference/PO or bank transfer payment.
Closing date for registrations: 26 September 2022
Related documents
2 Day Provisional Timetable
3 Day Provisional Timetable
Sutton Site Map
Contacts
Course organiser: Dr Allison Craig
Course administrator: Mrs Jessica Keegan.
