Radiation Protection Course

Radiation Protection Course for

Thursday 10th July 2025

This course will take place in-person (Seminar Room 1, NPRO Building, UHG)

Program

08:45 – 08:50 Introduction (BT)

08:50 – 09:30 Introduction to Ionizing Radiation (CK)

09:30 – 10:00 Effects of Radiation (EOH)

10:00 – 10:45 Legislation – Your Obligations under the Law (EH)

10:45 – 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 – 11:20 Referral Guidelines in Radiology (SMcN)

11:20 – 11:50 Practical aspects of radiation protection

– incl. High Dose procedures (BT)

11:50 – 12:20 Demo and Panel Discussion (DL, HK, BT)

12:20 – 12:50 Radiation Protection in Radiotherapy (MM)

12:50 – 13:20 Lunch Break

13:20 – 13:50 Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine (ZZ)

13:50 – 14:20 Radiation Protection: A Clinical Perspective (RE)

14:20 – 14:30 Course close (BT)

S.I. 256 2018 is concerned with the health protection of individuals against the dangers of ionising radiation in relation to medical exposures. Article 22.3 of S.I. 256 explicitly states that Practitioners and individuals to whom the practical aspects of medical radiological procedures are delegated to must have successfully completed training, including theoretical knowledge and practical experience in medical radiological practices and radiation protection, as prescribed by the Medical Council

This course will cover the material required in the legislation and is specifically aimed at non-radiologist doctors who may be directing investigations with ionising radiation. The course has been approved by the Faculty of Radiologists and is recognised by the Medical Council of Ireland. The names of attendees will be forwarded to the Medical Council for inclusion in their register. The Medical Council offers all course attendees who are on the general register of Medical Practitioners a certificate of attendance. See www.medicalcouncil.ie for more information.

The course is also of considerable benefit to nurses and other healthcare professionals who encounter ionising radiation in the workplace and will give a good introduction to the issues involved in radiation protection.

Course Faculty:

· Mr. Brendan Tuohy, Chief Physicist & Registered RPA, Dept. of MPCE, GUH

· Ms. Margaret Moore, Principal Physicist, Dep of MPCE, GUH

· Mr. David Lavin, Principal Physicist/RPA, Mayo University Hospital

· Dr Philip Doyle, Principal Physicist/MPE, Letterkenny and Sligo University Hospitals

· Ms. Helen Kelly, Senior Physicist/RPA, Dept. of MPCE, GUH

· Dr. Christoph Kleefeld, Senior Physicist, Dept of MPCE, GUH.

· Mr. Zdzislaw Zuchora, Senior Physicist, Dept. of MPCE, GUH.

· Ms. Emerald House, Senior Physicist, Dept. Of MPCE, GUH

· Mr. Stephen McNulty, Radiation Safety Officer, GUH

· Dr Rachel Ennis, Consultant Radiologist, Chair of Radiation Safety Committee, GUH,

· Ms. Eilís O’Halloran, Physicist, Dept of MPCE, GUH

Please register by scanning the QR code below.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

University Hospital Galway, Newcastle Road, Galway, Ireland