Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Primary groupings

• 10 - Health and related fields
• 51. - Health professions and related programs
• 51.09 - Allied health diagnostic, intervention and treatment professions

51.0916 - Radiation protection/health physics technician

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of health physicists, occupational safety and health specialists, and public health officials, to monitor and control radiation exposure and implement preventive measures in health care, work, and natural environments. These programs include courses in radiation physics, environmental radioactivity, radiological instrumentation, electronics of radiation detection equipment, radioactive waste management and control, safety and handling procedures, decontamination procedures, radioactivity testing and analysis, and communications skills.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • health physics technician
  • radiation protection technician
  • radiation protection/health physics technician

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• Exclusion(s)

  • exposure device operator (EDO)(15.0799)
  • hazardous waste technology(15.0508)
  • medical physics(51.2205)
  • radiologist assistant(51.0814)