2945 Stonehill Drive, Altadena, CA 91001 626.798.8100
Earn
NRRPT® Registration Maintenance Points through a home study
program.
Pacific Radiation Corporation has received approval from the NRRPT® Continuing
Education Committee to offer up to 6 Registration Maintenance
Points (RM Points) for successful completion of it's Self Study
Course "Radiation
Protection Technology." The Course is divided into three "Units",
each of which has been assigned 2 RM Points. Technologists can
choose any or all of these Units for a choice of 2, 4 or 6 RM
Points. Points will be awarded upon passing a proctored examination
and payment of the program fee. The current cost is $50 for each
2 RM Point Unit of the Course, plus the cost of the exam.
If application for the NRRPT® RM Points Program is made prior
to purchase of our complete Self Study Course, the Course final
examination will be sent to the Proctor and will serve as the RM
Points exam. This exam can also be purchased separately for $100
from Pacific Radiation Corporation. If individual Units of the
Course are chosen, Unit exams may be purchased for $50 each. The
passing point on all exams is 70%.
Major topics included are as follows:
Unit 1 - Fundamentals
*
Basic Math & Science
* Radioactivity
* Radiation Interactions
* Radiobiology
* Radiation Quantities
* Natural Sources, X-ray Machines, Accelerators, Reactors
Unit 2 - Instrumentation
*
Solid, Liquid & Gas Detectors
* Radiation Badges
* Internal Dosimetry
* Environmental Monitors
Unit
3 - Operations
*
Protection Principles, Shielding, Transportation
* Surveys, Calibrations, Decommissioning, Statistics
* Nuclear Accidents & Emergencies
* Protection Standards & Regulations
Final
Exam
The
final exam requires a proctor to be present during the exam period.
The technologist is responsible for obtaining the written permission
from Pacific Radiation Corporation to have their work supervisor act as the
exam proctor. Proctor qualifications and instructions are explained
in the sample letter provided below:
Printable applications forms for registration maintenance
points program:
Potential
Proctor sample letter (HTML)
Program
Application Form (PDF)
Program
Application Form (HTML)
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