Radiation Protection and Safety in Pediatric Imaging Continuing Education Course

Pediatric Radiation Safety Continuing Education Course

Pediatric Radiation Safety

1.25 CE Credits
Expiry date: July 1, 2025

Our pediatric radiation safety is a CE course designed to help understand radiation protection in pediatric imaging.


  • Approved by the ASRT (American Society of Radiologic Technologists) for 1.25 CE Credits
  • Subscription duration: 365 days from purchase date
  • Voiceover available
  • Downloadable transcript available
  • *NEW* Video format available with subtitles
  • Meets the CE requirements of the following states: California, Texas, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, and New Mexico
  • Meets ARRT® CE reporting requirements
  • Accepted by the NMTCB®
  • Hassle-free 30-day full refund policy*

Pediatric Radiation Safety is an online continuing education course designed to help radiologic technologists understand the quality principles used to ensure the safe and appropriate use of digital radiography in children. Because radiography procedures represent 85% of all ionizing exposure in children, because pediatric patients are up to 10 times more sensitive to ionizing radiation than adults, it is critical for technologists to have a firm grasp of radiation safety and protection when performing pediatric imaging examinations.

With that in mind, this course covers the basic principles of digital radiography (DR) and its advantages over analog film screening and computed radiography in reducing the pediatric patient dose. It also highlights the challenges presented in acquiring DR diagnostic images in the pediatric population, including proper immobilization, addressing family concerns, and childrens’ responses to verbal direction. You will also learn about the proper use of shielding, balancing ALARA, lead aprons and half shields, short exposure times, limited views, and close collimation as these apply to imaging children.

Pediatric Radiation Safety is a suitable course for novice and veteran technologists technologists alike, and is both accessible to and appropriate for students in radiologic technology programs who want to enhance their understanding of radiation protection practices when dealing specifically with pediatric imaging.

Discipline Major content category & subcategories CE Credits provided
RAD-2017 Safety
Radiation Protection 0.50
RAD-2022 Safety
Radiation Protection 0.50
RAD-2017 Image Production
Image Acquisition and Technical Evaluation 0.25
Equipment Operation and Quality Assurance 0.25
RAD-2022 Image Production
Image Acquisition and Evaluation 0.25
Equipment Operation and Quality Assurance 0.25
Section 1: Optimizing Pediatric Radiation Dose
  • Introduction
  • Digital Radiography Basics
  • Digital Radiography and Feedback
  • Standardized Terminology
  • Estimating Patient Dose
  • Reducing Radiation Exposure
  • Noise Level and the Clinical Question
  • Quality Assurance and Quality Control Programs
  • Guidelines
  • Safety Checklist
  • Conclusion
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Decemeber 27, 2022
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November 4, 2022
Relevant and practical course for CE credits for ARRT.. Thank you.
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May 22, 2022
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