Course Information

InMed Radiation Safety Course and Training Certificate for DEXA & pQCT

Course Pre-requisites

This course will cover all necessary radiation safety requirements for dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) operation and licensing, given the applicant possesses the following:

• Relevant health based science degree level qualification (contact us for further information as requirements between states vary)
• Professional knowledge of human anatomy
• Occupational interest in bone densitometry and body composition analysis

Course Syllabus

• Radiation types
• Medical applications
• X-Ray production, interaction & attenuation
• Biological effects of radiation
• Radiation detection
• Units of measure
• Dosage types
• DEXA beam types
• Calibration & quality control
• Safe dosage information
• Radiation scatter
• Operator responsibilities
• State specific statutory requirements
• Machine specific operating procedures
• Patient positioning
• Scanning
• Analysis
• Reporting
• Actions on malfunction
• BMD reporting procedures

Course Delivery

The InMed Radiation Safety Course and Training Certificate for DEXA & pQCT can be undertaken from the Sydney based InMed headquarters or by appointment at a location of choice dependant on participant volume. The course runs for approximately 4-6 hours and includes a 40 question examination requiring an 80% pass mark in order to be issued with a certificate of completion. Practical competency is assessed by having participants submit a series of DEXA scans to InMed for evaluation consisting of:

• 10 x spine scans
• 10 x hip scans
• 5 x forearm scans
• 3 x whole body scans
• 1 x lateral vertebral assessment

Once successfully evaluated for practical competency, participants will be issued with an advanced certificate of completion.