Credit Hours: CME 2.00

Target Audience:

Physicians and health professionals who use fluoroscopic equipment.

Educational Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Review risks involved with occupational use of fluoroscopy.
Recognize and improve knowledge of radiation dose effects to the skin.
Gain knowledge of the regulatory requirements of the state of PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
Improve basic personnel protection skills.
Implement techniques to optimize fluoroscopy image quality.
Implement techniques to manage radiation dose to patients, physicians, and staff.

Authors:

Course Director: John Holmes, DMP, DABR — Diagnostic Medical Physicist, University of Pittsburgh, Radiation Safety Office
No planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Planning Committee: Lara R. Paciello, DrPH, CHP — Director, Radiation Safety, Radiation Safety Officer
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No planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.

No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

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