Some time ago, Wilko Zoetekouw visited one of our RaySafe i3 users: Jurgen Mourik. Jurgen Mourik is a clinical physicist in radiology and nuclear medicine at the Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland. A series of three blog posts has been written about this.
In the previous blog, you can read more about how Jurgen Mourik first came into contact with the RaySafe i3 and how it has been used more and more. To the point where the i3 has now become indispensable for the radiation safety of employees.
Jurgen Mourik developed the training for the Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland. It consists of e-learning followed by practical training. All OR staff are required to attend this once every three years. Specialists can follow the training as a refresher course. As an employee, you can register via the digital learning platform.
The practical training takes place in an empty OR with a C-arm. Jurgen Mourik uses a jerrycan of water as a patient. The i3 badges are attached to IV poles. He also uses shielding and lead aprons, precisely to demonstrate practically what the effect of protection means for exposure to radiation.
He also makes OR staff aware of patient safety. Did you know that for every 3 cm that a patient is thicker, twice as much radiation is needed for a correct image? How do you ensure that this is a safe situation?
Jurgen demonstrates with the RaySafe i3, without complicated formulas, what influence different situations have. If the training is for employees who operate the C-arm, he will of course go into more detail on the settings from basic to advanced. In this way, he keeps the training interesting for every target group. The training lasts approximately 30 to 45 minutes.
Want to know more? Also read Jurgen’s RaySafe i3 deployment or view his experience.
