Specialized training courses in radiation safety

The IAEA offers specialized training courses on a wide range of radiation safety subjects suitable for different categories of personnel dealing with ionizing radiation.

These one- or two-week courses may target regulators, health professionals, radiation protection officers or operators and may focus on topics such as the regulatory framework, external and internal occupational exposure, patient protection (diagnostic radiology, radiotherapy and nuclear medicine, cardiology, hybrid imaging), radioactive waste management, transport of radioactive material, safety of radioactive sources, and safety in industrial applications.

The courses are suitable for professional or technical staff, or participants of the Postgraduate Educational Course in Radiation Protection and the Safety of Radiation Sources (PGEC).

Training packages that support the courses, most which are available online, may include lecture plans and notes, presentation slides, exercises, tests, references and bibliography as well as material for on-the-job training.

The IAEA organizes about 25 specialized training courses per year in Arabic, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

Overview of training material

Occupational radiation protection

• Assessment of Occupational Exposure due to Intakes of Radionuclides
• Assessment of Occupational Exposure due to External Radiation Sources
• Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material; e-learning
• Neutron Monitoring
• Occupational Radiation Protection; e-learning
• Occupational Radiation Protection During High Exposure Operations
• Occupational Radiation Protection in the Uranium Mining and Processing Industry
• Quality Management System for Radiation Protection Monitoring Services
• Radiation Protection and the Management of Radioactive Waste in the Oil and Gas Industry
• Safety Assessment
• Workplace Monitoring

Protection of patients

• Doctors using fluoroscopy outside radiology (including urologists, gastroenterologists and orthopaedic surgeons)
• Prevention of Accidental Exposures in Radiotherapy
• Radiation Protection in Cardiology
• Radiation Protection in Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
• Radiation Protection in Digital Radiology
• Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine
• Radiation Protection in Paediatric Radiology
• Radiation Protection in PET/CT
• Training on Radiation Protection in Radiotherapy
• Safety and Quality in Radiotherapy 
• Dental Radiology
• Radiation Protection in Interventional Procedures: Practical Tutorials

Quality management

• Quality Management Systems for Technical Services in Radiation Safety

Regulatory oversight

• Authorization and Inspection of Cyclotron Facilities
• Authorization and Inspection of Uranium Mining and Milling Activities
• Effective and Sustainable Regulatory Control of Radiation Sources (ESRCRS)
• Integrated Management System Training Course
• Organization and Implementation of a National Regulatory Programme for the Control of Radiation Sources
• Organization, Staffing and Competence Management for a Regulatory Body
• Orphan Source Search Training Course
• Regulatory Enforcement
• Radiation Safety Training Course for Custom Officers
• Radiation Safety Training Course for Lawyers

Radiation Safety – Basis

• Basic Training Course on Radiation Protection and Safety
• Navigator in Radiation Safety Communication

Safe transport of radioactive material

• Publication: Safe Transport of Radioactive Material
• Video: Safe Transport of Radioactive Material

Radioactive waste and spent fuel management

• Training Material on Radioactive Waste Management

Decommissioning and remediation

• Safety of Uranium Production and NORM Residue Management
• Basic training course on Safe Decommissioning of Facilities
• Specialized training module on Regulatory Control of the Decommissioning of Facilities
• Specialized training module on Characterization to support Decommissioning
• Specialized training module on Safety Assessments for Decommissioning
• Specialized training module on Decommissioning Planning and Project Management
• eLearning on Basics of Remediation of Uranium Legacy Sites

Assessment and management of environmental releases

• Training Material on Control of Discharges and Monitoring