Radiation Safety Training Information

Welcome to the Virginia Tech Radiation Safety Office's on-line training programs. These training modules are intended for individuals at Virginia Tech to:

• Receive certification to operate analytical x-ray equipment,
• Receive certification to operate cabinet x-ray equipment,
• Receive certification to operate diagnostic x-ray equipment or hold patients,
• Receive initial certification to be involved with nuclear medicine work at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital (Blacksburg) or the Equine Medical Center (Leesburg),
• Maintain certification to use radioactive material in laboratories ( Laboratory Radiation Safety Refresher ), or
• Maintain certification to be involved with nuclear medicine work at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital (Blacksburg) or the Equine Medical Center (Leesburg).

Please refer to Radioactive Material Safety Training page for information on Initial Training.

Radiation Safety Training Instructions

• Go to training class schedule to preregister for a particular training module. Scroll down to the "Radiation Safety" section. Everyone must preregister.
• Go to learn.vt.edu on the web and log on with your Virginia Tech PID and password. Click on the courses tab and search for a course by typing radiation safety into the search field. Then click on enroll for the desired training course. You MUST enroll through blackboard (in addition to the EHSS pre-registration) to access the Radiation Safety courses online. Please note that Internet Explorer 5 or higher is required.

NOTE: If you do not have a Virginia Tech PID, a username and password will be sent to you no later than 3 days after you have submitted the registration form mentioned above. Then go to http://learn.vt.edu and log on with your assigned username and password. Complete the training needed.