Healthcare workers can be potentially at risks to radiation exposure.
This Radiation Safety E-Learning is designed to instill awareness on the different types and sources of radiation in Raffles Hospital, and how to minimize radiation exposure by observing Radiation Safety Practices.
Participants will acquire general background on what is radiation. He/She will gain awareness on the different types and sources of radiation in Raffles Hospital.
Course Overview
Radiology offers various radiology examinations ranging from X-rays to PET CT.
Certain examinations require specific patient preparation (eg: bowel preparation for CT Colonoscopy) to ensure good quality and diagnostic images.
This e-learning is designed for staff with little or no knowledge of radiology patient preparation, especially those who are making radiology appointments and advising patients on their preparation.
By educating relevant colleagues, we will be able to improve our services by:
- Improving patient's experience
- Improving patient's expectations
- Improving workflow and processes in Radiology department
- Reducing patient waiting time
- Avoid repeating of examinations
Course Objectives
Participants will acquire knowledge on patient preparation for the following modalities:
- X-Ray
- Fluoroscopy
- Angiography
- CT Scan
- MRI
- Mammography
- PET CT
- Ultrasound
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