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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. Copies of these books are provided to all attendees.

*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

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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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