Radiation Safety for Veterinary Radiography & Imaging
The following Radiation Safety for Veterinary Radiography and Imaging is designed to educate veterinary team members on recognizing radiation exposure risks, planning safe imaging setups, using ALARA principles, following equipment-specific procedures, applying protective controls, reporting unsafe conditions, and supporting safe documentation practices in veterinary imaging settings. What you will learn: How to recognize radiation exposure risks during veterinary imaging procedures How useful beam, scatter, distance, shielding, and time affect worker safety How to plan patient positioning, staff placement, and exposure-area control before imaging When to pause work, report concerns, follow approved procedures, and document radiation safety issues Once completed, you will receive a certificate of completion to verify you have finished the training. Course Length: 60 minutes. The information contained in these trainings was derived from publications of CDC, NOISH, U.S. EPA, OSHA, U.S. FDA, Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, and U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Government Sourced Material). None of the planners, authors or instructors for this activity have any relevant financial relationships to disclose. The Government Sourced Material used by AMC is available for no charge on their associated websites. The use of the Government Sourced Material by AMC does not imply endorsement or recommendation by CDC, NOISH, U.S. EPA, OSHA, U.S. FDA, Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, and U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission or by the United States Government, of AMC, its enterprise, its facility, its services or its products. © 2026 American Medical Compliance, no copyright claimed in Government Sourced Material. If you are not completely satisfied with this course within 30 days you will receive a full refund.