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Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access published online on April 8, 2008
Radiation Protection Dosimetry, doi:10.1093/rpd/ncn088
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DEVELOPMENT OF TRAINING SYLLABI FOR RADIATION PROTECTION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE OF DUAL-ENERGY X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY (DXA) SYSTEMS

U. O'Connor1,*, A. Dowling1, A Larkin1, N. Sheahan1, L. Gray1, A. Gallagher1, G. O'Reilly1, A. Kosunen2, U. Zdesar3 and J. F. Malone1

1 St James's Hospital, The Haughton Institute, Dublin, Ireland
2 STUK (Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority), Helsinki, Finland
3 Institute of Occupational Safety, Ljubljana, Slovenia

* Corresponding author: uoconnor{at}stjames.ie

The use of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scanners for measuring bone mineral density (BMD) is on the increase. A single DXA scan is a relatively low-dose diagnostic X-ray examination; however, radiation protection (RP) issues should not be trivialised. One objective of the EU 6th Framework SENTINEL co-ordination action was to develop training syllabi in RP and quality assurance (QA) for BMD, and this study presents the results. An EU-wide survey was carried out which confirmed that there was a need for an accredited DXA RP training course in many EU states. There is also limited published guidance on acceptance testing/QA for DXA. Two training syllabi were developed: one on RP and one on QA of DXA systems. A training course was delivered in Ireland in 2006 by the Medical Physics & Bioengineering Department of St James's Hospital, Dublin. Following the training course, a PC-based training CD was developed and will be made available. A harmonised approach to training will promote consistent approaches to radiation safety across the EU.


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