Radiography Testing (RT) Level-1

Radiography Testing (RT) Level-1

Course Description:
1) Introduction -History & use of Ionizing Radiation, Advantages and Limitations of RT, Comparison with commonly used NDT methods

2) Fundamentals of Radiation Physics-Atomic structure ,Electromagnetic Radiation Spectrum, Electromagnetic waves and their properties , Isotopes & their production.

3) Origin of Penetrating Radiation –Types of radiation, X radiation, Gamma radiation , Ionization , Interaction with Matter

4) X-Ray Production -Characteristic and Bremmstrahlung X-Rays , X-Ray Equipment, Components and function of each component, Warm up and duty cycles.

5) X-Ray Beam Characteristics- mA, kV, Quantity ,Quality

6) High Energy X-Ray Sources –Linac, Betatron, Types & Their uses

7) Mathematical Factors Governing X-Ray Exposures -Milliamperage (mA)- Distance,Time - Distance , mA - Time & mA- Time - Distance Relationship

8) Radioactivity – Definations Particulate, alpha and beta radiations , Industrial isotopes; their containers and projection, Half-life , Intensity , Activity, Specific activity

9)Radiation Detection & Measurement – Principles and Equipment, Area survey & personnel protection.

10) Radiographic Image Quality - Geometric principles , Radiographic sensitivity , Image quality indicators , Radiographic , Subject & Film contrast , Secondary radiation.

11) Film Processing - Film construction & classification , Darkroom facilities ,Handling and storage , Chemicals used and their purpose , Manual & automatic processing, Film artifacts .

12) Intensifying screens -Film holders

 13) Radiation Safety- Biological effects of X- and gamma-radiation , Units of ionizing radiation , Detection and measurement , Maximum permissable doses , Fundamentals of radiation protection: time; distance; shielding -Half and tenth value layers , Emergency situations, Federal and provincial regulations

14) Radiographic Charts & Graph & Their Use - x-ray exposure charts, gamma-ray slide rule calculator . Use of x- and gamma-ray equipment and accessories

15)  Film Interpretation, Evaluation & Documentation

Course Schedule:

Jan 14-18, 2008	Mar 10-14, 2008
Jul 28-Aug 1, 2008

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