Radiation protection technician vs technician

Differences between radiation protection technician and technician duties and responsibilities

Radiation protection technician example responsibilities.

• Utilize sandblaster, mig welding and various hand and power tools
• Assist in giving ALARA briefs for routine and high risk activities.
• Practice radiation protection techniques to minimize radiation to patient and staff (ALARA).
• Survey plant areas, personnel and equipment for radiation and contamination levels during plant outage.
• Perform installation and maintenance of GPS systems on excavators, dredging units, and cappers.
• Instrument source check and issuance to qualify workers for use inside and out of the RCA.
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Technician example responsibilities.

• Achieve multiple ASE certifications within first year of employment.
• Implement and manage UHF radio base stations, repeaters, and command network, effectively linking all regional headquarters.
• Manage telecommunications installation and repair for hospital Nortel network.
• Maintain numerous automate scripts to assist in managing Linux systems.
• Manage, troubleshot and repair multiple wireless technologies including fiber optic transmission switches.
• Install peripherals including printers, fax machines, scanners, and smartphones.
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