Radiography Level 1
TRAINING OBJECTIVES: This course is intended to provide a basic knowledge of industrial
radiography sufficient to enable the graduate to carry out radiographic inspection to
established procedures under the supervision of Level 2 or Level 3 personnel. Graduates
will be fully versed in the safe operation of both x- and gamma-radiography equipment, use
and care of radiation monitoring devices, and film processing.
APPLICABLE STANDARDS: This program meets the requirements of CAN/CGSB-48.9712, ISO 9712 and SNT-TC-1A.
This particular program also provides practical laboratory work with individual instruction
in x- and gamma-radiography, and film processing.
DEFINITION OF LEVEL 1 PERSONNEL (AS PER CGSB): Level 1 personnel are defined as
personnel who will carry out industrial radiography under the supervision of Level 2 or
Level 3 personnel and will not be responsible for the radiographic method or technique
to be used, nor for the assessment of radiographs.
| COURSE OUTLINE: |
- Introduction
- History and use of penetrating radiation
- Advantages and disadvantages of industrial radiography
- Comparison with commonly used NDT techniques
- Fundamentals of Radiation Physics
- Atomic structure
- Electromagnetic energy
- Electromagnetic waves and their properties
- Isotopes
- Origin of Penetrating Radiation
- X radiation
- Gamma radiation
- Ionization
- Ions and ion pairs
- X-Ray Production
- Characteristic and Bremmstrahlung X-Rays
- Components and function of the industrial x-ray tube
- Warm up and duty cycles
- X-Ray Beam Characteristics
- High Energy X-Ray Sources
- Mathematical Factors Governing X-Ray Exposures
- Milliamperage - Distance Relationship
- Time - Distance Relationship
- Milliamperage - Time Relationship
- Milliamperage - Time - Distance Relationship
- Radioactivity
- Particulate, alpha and beta radiations
- Industrial isotopes; their containers and projection
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- Radiation Measurement
- Intensity
- Activity and specific activity
- Half-life
- Radiographic Image Quality
- Geometric principles
- Radiographic sensitivity
- Image quality indicators
- Radiographic contrast
- Subject contrast
- Film contrast
- Secondary radiation
- Film Processing
- Film construction & classification
- Darkroom facilities
- Handling and storage
- Film artifacts
- Chemicals used and their purpose
- Intensifying screens
- Film holders
- Manual and automatic processing
- 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
- Applied Radiographic Inspection
- Use of x-ray exposure charts
- Use of gamma-ray slide rule calculator
- Use of x- and gamma-ray equipment and accessories
- Film processing
- Documentation
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NOTE: Participants are requested to have a calculator capable of scientific notation.
Safety shoes are mandatory for all laboratory work.
| Upcoming Course Dates |
| Daytime Courses in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada : |
| January 26 - 30, 2009 | Five Days (40 Hours) | Seating for 12 | Price: $990.00 | |
| March 30 - April 3, 2009 | Five Days (40 Hours) | Seating for 12 | Price: $990.00 | |
| Nighttime Courses in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada : |
| Starting January 14, 2009 | 14 Weeks (Every Wednesday) | Seating for 16 | Price: $700.00 | |
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