Hands-On Radiation Safety Officer Workshop
About this Program
This course is a 1.5 day hands-on Radiation Safety Officer workshop. It includes a detailed breakdown of what a good Radiation Safety Program should contain with information on performing audits, reviewing tie downs, and understanding the bounds of the Radioactive Materials License. Hands-on labs will include QC procedures for hot-lab equipment and exercises in building spill kits. A highlight of the program will be on developing attendees’ communication skills as needed to interface with hospital administrators, outside inspectors, patients, and various hospital staff that work in and around sources of radiation.
Educational Objectives
By the end of this hands-on Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) workshop, attendees will be able to:
- Review and refresh their knowledge of Radiation Safety Program management, including audits, license reviews, qualifications, increased controls, and internal dosimetry
- Develop effective communication skills to advocate for patient and occupational safety and confidently engage with hospital administrators, NRC, and state inspectors
- Gain hands-on experience performing quality assurance (QA) on hot lab equipment such as dose calibrators, well counters, and survey meters, along with practical exercises in assembling spill kits
- Strengthen their ability to communicate important radiation safety items
Schedule
What this course will cover
Day 1 | |
8:00 AM | How to Run a Railroad… Build a Program
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9:00 AM | Increased Controls:
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10:00 AM | Discussion and Break |
10:30 AM | Internal Dosimetry
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11:00 AM | Rad Onc for the RSO |
12:00 PM | Lunch Break |
1:00 PM | Lab 1 |
1:45 PM | Lab 2 |
2:30 PM | Informal Discussions and Break |
3:00 PM | Lab 3 |
3:45 PM | Lab 4 |
4:30 PM | Wrap Up and Discussion |
5:30 PM | Adjourn for the Day
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Day 2 | |
7:30 AM | Coffee |
8:00 AM | Risk Communication Intro
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8:15 AM | Lab: Risk Communication Breakout (1)
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8:45 AM | Radiation Safety Communication
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9:30 AM
| Safety Culture
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10:15 AM | Hot to get the nurses on board ... with data! - Theranostics |
11:15 AM | Lab: Risk Communication Breakout (2)
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12:00 PM | Bag Lunch / Refreshments |
12:00 PM | RSO Case Studies with Q&A
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1:00 PM | Program Adjourned |
Audience
Who should attend?
The primary target audience is medical physicists who have the potential to be named RSO on a broad-scope Radioactive Materials License.
*Disclaimer: This will include basic RadSafety content. Specific state/local requirements may not be covered.
Program Faculty
Meet your presenter(s)
Jessica Clements
MS, DABR, FAAPM, FACR
Jessica Clements is a medical physicist and radiation safety officer at the University of Vermont Medical Center. She earned her BS in physics from Pittsburg State University in 2002 and her MS in nuclear engineering sciences from the University of Florida in 2005. She was certified by the American Board of Radiology in diagnostic radiologic physics in 2008 and nuclear medical physics in 2011. She has worked as a clinical diagnostic and nuclear medical physicist her entire career and has either served as radiation safety officer or directly supported the facility RSO. Her clinical practice experience has focused on building and maintaining clinical medical physics groups to support large health care systems and to formally train clinical physicists in a residency program. She has served in many capacities within AAPM, ACR, ABR, and CRCPD and was named a fellow of the AAPM in 2018 and the ACR in 2023.
Nicole Murphy
Kent Fisher
Jen Gersman
Neil Worlikar
Credits
Accredited training programs
CAMPEP pending
This program is designed to provide 11.75 hours of continuing education. The program has been submitted for approval by CAMPEP for Medical Physics Continuing Education Credit (MPCEC) for qualified medical physicists.
ASRT Pending
Category A/A+ CE credit is pending approval by the ASRT. An application for 13 hours of credit for radiologic technologists recognized by the ARRT® and various licensure states has been filed.
Location
Course location and hotels
| Chicago, IL - October 18-19, 2025 | |
| Workshop Location: Rush University 1653 W Congress Pkwy #12, Chicago, IL 60612 | Accommodations: Information Coming Soon! |
Tuition
| Audience | Price | Early Price | Member Price | Member Early Price |
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| Physicist | $1,065.00 | $970.00 | $1,020.00 | $925.00 |
| Technologist | $804.00 | $754.00 | $774.00 | $734.00 |
Early Pricing Guidelines
To qualify for Early registration rates, you must register at least 21 days before the program date.
Cancellation Policy
“Hands-On” Courses
Refunds, minus a $50 processing fee, will be granted for cancellations received prior to 10 days before the program. Cancellations received within 10 days of the program will receive a credit toward a future MTMI program, minus the $50 processing fee. No refunds will be made after the program starts. MTMI reserves the right to cancel any scheduled program because of low advance registration or other reasons. MTMI’s liability is limited to a refund of any program tuition paid. MTMI recommends that attendees use refundable airline tickets. In case of cancellation of a program for any reason, MTMI is not responsible for travel costs incurred by attendees including non-refundable airline tickets.
