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CHP Exam Preparation

5-day courses, US$ 1,895 each

These intensive 5-day courses will prepare CHP candidates for successful completion of Parts I  or Part II of the ABHP examination. The courses include technical review of various subjects and problem solving based on the book, The Health Physics SOLUTIONS MANUAL: Introduction to Health Physics Problems Made Easy. The SOLUTIONS MANUAL provides answers to every question given in the Third Edition of Introduction to Health Physics, by Dr. Herman Cember.

*CONGRATULATIONS*
The following students from our May 2007 class completed the requirements for certification and are now eligible to be CHPs:
Robert Rommel
Matthew Williamson

The students who successfully completed a part of the CHP exam:
Steven Hand

Detailed lecture notes are provided along with a large number of solved problems, including problems from previous exams. This course also presents problem-solving and exam taking techniques.

Class sizes will be limited to assure maximum attention for each student’s needs. The primary instructors are Dr. Alan Fellman, a Certified Health Physicist with a PhD in radiation science/environmental science and RSO, Mr. Sean Austin, a Certified Health Physicist and RSO, and Ray Johnson, a Certified Health Physicist.

Tuition assistance is available for students that are not sponsored by their employers. Please contact our registration department for details.

Topics May Include

  • Test taking, problem solving and overview
  • External Dosimetry
  • Skin Contamination
  • Shielding
  • Activation
  • X-Ray
  • Transportation
  • Internal Dosimetry / ICRP 60
  • Airborne
  • Thyroid
  • BEIR
  • Instruments
  • Statistics
  • Accelerators
  • Lasers
  • Sample Test
  • Special Topics

Training Dates

2008
May 19 - 23
(registration deadline is April 18, 2008
 minimum course registration applies)

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Course Credits

ABIH - 4.5 CM Points

CHP Exam Preparation Sample Agenda

Faculty: Ray Johnson, MS, PE, FHPS, CHP
Alan Fellman, PhD, CHP, RSO
Sean Austin, MS, CHP, RSO
  Kelly Austin, MS, CHP

Day 1| Monday


7:30 Continental Breakfast
8:00 Test taking, problem solving and overview
9:00 Review of Atoms, Radiation and Equilibrium
10:00 Radioactive Decay
12:00 Lunch (provided)
1:00 Radioactive Decay (cont'd)
2:00 Interactions with Matter
4:00 Regulations
5:00 Problem Solving
6:00 Adjourn

Day 2| Tuesday


7:30 Continental Breakfast
8:00 Problem Solving
8:30 Dosimetry Basics
11:30 Instruments
12:00 Lunch (provided)
1:00 Instruments (cont'd)
3:30 Atmospheric Modeling
5:30 Problem Solving
6:00 Adjourn

Day 3| Wednesday


7:30 Continental Breakfast
8:00 Problem Solving
8:30 Radon, BEIR IV, and BEIR VI
10:30 ICRP Criteria and Dose Equivalents
12:30 Lunch (provided)
1:30 Statistics
4:30 Problem Solving
6:00 Adjourn

Day 4| Thursday


7:30 Continental Breakfast
8:00 Problem Solving
8:30 External Dosimetry and Shielding
10:30 Transportation
12:30 Lunch (provided)
1:30 Accelerators
3:30 Radioactive Waste
5:30 Problem Solving
6:00 Adjourn

Day 5| Friday


7:30 Continental Breakfast
8:00 Problem Solving
8:30 BEIR V
9:30 Criticality and Activation
11:30 Problem Solving
12:00 Adjourn

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