Nevada Technical Associates, Inc.

Phone 702-564-2798
P.O. Box 90748, Henderson, NV 89009

Six Flags Over Texas is near Arlington

Radiation Safety Officer Training Course

Arlington, Texas (Course fee $1240)

February 8 - 12, 2010 -- online registration.

May 17 - 21, 2010-- online registration.

August 9 - 13, 2010

October 18 - 22, 2010

Nevada Technical Associates is on the list of approved RSO course providers for the State of Texas. Additional training or experience may be required for some licensees, such as radiographers, well loggers, NORM decon service providers, and medical care providers.

The course is designed to provide the technical and practical information needed to prepare a person to be an effective radiation safety officer. It will also be useful as general introductory training for anyone who works with radioactive materials or who may be required to be an alternate radiation safety officer.

Topics to be covered include atomic structure, properties of ionizing radiation, shielding, radiation and biological effects of radiation exposure, radiation detection and measurement, state and federal regulations, dosimetry, emergency procedures, records/documentation and transportation regulations. The course outline is available below in PDF format.

Those who have no prior experience in radiation safety are encouraged to take our CD-ROM course before attending this course. The cost for the CD is $99. For more information and to order, scroll to the bottom of this link.

REGISTRATION - You can register by any of several methods. The preferred method is by online registration. You may also call us to register or submit the registration form that is included in our recent brochure.

LOCATION The Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites in Arlington, Texas, will be the location for this Radiation Safety Officer course. The address is 1721 Pleasant Place, Arlington, Texas 76015. We don't have any special arrangements with the hotel in regard to room rates. You may be able to get better rates through Expedia or Travelocity. The reservations number at the hotel is 817-784-8750. The hotel is also known as the I-20 Parks Mall Holiday Inn Express. There is more than one Holiday Inn Express in the area so be careful about confusion. The hotel is convenient to many area attractions including Six Flags and downtown Dallas and Ft. Worth. More information can be found at this link: Holiday Inn Express

CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS- The course is approved for Continuing Units by the American Academy of Health Physics, The American Society of Radiologic Technicians and the American Board of Industrial Hygiene. For the American Academy of Health Physics, the units granted are 32 C.E. Units, for the ASRT, it is 30.5 units and for the ABIH, it is 4.5 CM points. We will apply for Continuing Education Credits from other organizations if you will contact us at least 45 days prior to taking the course. Approval from other organizations is usually easy to get but some require that application be made prior to the course.

If you would like to receive a course outline by fax, please call us or see the Outline in PDF format.

Is this course what I need to become a Radiation Safety Officer?

We are often asked a question similar to the following. "Does your Radiation Safety Officer course fulfill the training requirements of my state for becoming an RSO?" In many cases it will, but for reasons that will be explained below, there is no simple answer to this question.

The responsibilities of a Radiation Safety Officer vary enormously from very slight as in the case of a business with one or two sealed sources, to a hospital that uses x-rays and nuclear medicine for treatment of patients. Obviously the training requirements of the latter will be far greater than for the former. The best source of information about training requirements for a particular case will be the regulatory agency that oversees your organization. In general, the regulatory agencies look at education and experience as well as considering short training courses such as ours. Also, the training requirements are not uniform in the various states.

It is also important to note that the federal government and most states do not review, approve or evaluate radiation safety courses. However, the state of New Mexico does have a approved list and our course has been approved by the State of New Mexico. Perhaps the best way to evaluate a Radiation Safety Officer course is to consider the qualifications of the instructors and also recommendations from those who have previously attended the course. Our instructors are well qualified and have either Certification as a Health Physicist or have an advanced degree in that or a closely related field. Nevada Technical Associates, Inc., has been offering this course for 12 years.

C.E.U. Credit - This course has been granted 32 Continuing Education Units by the American Academy of Health Physics. The American Board of Industrial Hygiene has awarded this course 5 CM points. The course is also approved for 30.5 continuing education credits by ASRT, the American Society of Radiologic Technologists.