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We are dedicated to
providing you with real world information about radiation detection
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Voss Associates provides
valuable training for emergency responders and radiation protection
professionals. Classes are available in several major cities
including Las Vegas, Los
Angeles, Cincinnati,
and Albuquerque.
Other training locations and dates are available depending on your
individual needs.
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We offer the following course selections:
- NRRPT Exam Review Preparation Class -
an intensive 5-day 40-hour class designed to prepare the candidate to
successfully pass the NRRPT Exam. The course concentrates on the basic
tools the candidate needs to successfully pass the NRRPT exam. Rules
of thumb and simplified mathematics for problem solving are covered in
depth. We provide our NRRPT Exam Prep software, scientific calculator,
and the Gilson and Voss Handbook of Radiation Data at no additional
cost. Check
dates and/or sign up for classes here.
- Basic Radiation Instrumentation - a
3-day hands-on class that gives the students a firm grounding in the
understanding of basic radiation instrument theory and practice.
The focus is on hand-held radiation instruments, how they work,
how to best use them, interferences to be on the lookout for and
operating limitations. GM,
ion chamber, gas-proportional, solid-state silicon, and scintillator
detectors are covered in detail.
- Advanced Radiation Instrumentation -
this 3-day class presents the latest in Intelligent Instrumentation
and the Networking of those instruments.
Students will work with instruments from four leading radiation
instrument manufacturers. Students
will also setup instrument networks using both wired and wireless
systems.
- Mathematics Review for Radiation Protection
Professionals - this 2-day class covers the formulas,
equations, and rules of thumb the radiation professional needs in
their occupation. This
class is geared towards the field technicians who need to brush up on
their math skills.
- Radiation Protection Techniques for Emergency Responders
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this
3-day class provides the necessary techniques the emergency responder
can use to protect themselves and others from radiation exposure.
Techniques presented include basic stay-time estimations, dose
reduction, shielding, perimeter setup, respiratory protection, and ALARA
implementation.
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Our instructors have an average of more than 25
years in the radiation protection field with experience in NRC, DOE, EPA,
medical, military, and manufacturing facilities. Each class is led by a
team of instructors who are qualified in accordance with ANSI N3.1 and
NQA-1.
Go to the Voss Associates Website to see the upcoming
sessions of our NRRPT Exam Review Preparation Class - WWW.VOSS-ASSOCIATES.COM
For further information on
Voss Associates classes, please email us.
Click
here to sign up for a class.
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