RADIATION UNITS
THIS UNIT IS USED TO MEASURE EXPOSURE & REFERS TO IONIZATION IN AIR
MILLIROENTGEN (mR) OR COULOMB PER KILOGRAM (C/kg)
COSMIC RADIATION OCCURS IN THESE 2 FORMS
WHAT IS
SOLAR & GALACTIC
THIS TERM REFERS TO IONIZATION IN AIR
WHAT IS EXPOSURE
THE ACRONYM ALARA STANDS FOR
AS LOW AS REASONABLY ACHIEVABLE
THE INDIVIDUAL IS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXECUTION, ENFORCEMENT, & MAINTENANCE OF THE ALARA PROGRAM IN A HOSPITAL SETTING
WHO IS
THE RADIATION SAFETY OFFICER
THIS TERM IS MEASURED IN MILLIGRAY (mGy) OR GRAY (Gy) & MEASURES ENERGY DEPOSITED IN TISSUE PER UNIT MASS
WHAT IS ABSORBED DOSE
THIS TYPE OF RADIATION EXPOSURE IS CONSIDERED BY THE EPA TO BE THE 2ND LEADING CAUSE OF LUNG CANCER IN THE U.S.
WHAT IS
RADON EXPOSURE
PRODUCTION OF LOW-ENERGY X-RAY PHOTONS IS A CONSEQUENCE OF IONIZATION IN THIS TYPE OF CELL
WHAT IS IONIZATION IN HUMAN CELLS
THIS TERM IS SYNONYMOUS WITH ALARA
WHAT IS
OPTIMIZATION FOR RADIATION PROTECTION (ORP)
THIS METHOD IS USED TO EXPLAIN RADIATION TO THE PUBLIC
WHAT IS
THE BERT METHOD
THIS TERM IS AN ESTIMATE OF OVERALL BIOLOGIC HARM & IS MEASURED USING mSv
WHAT IS
EFFECTIVE DOSE (EfD)
THIS SOURCE OF IONIZING RADIATION REMAINS FAIRLY CONSTANT FROM YEAR TO YEAR
WHAT IS NATURAL RADIATION
IF IONIZING RADIATION FROM NATURAL SOURCES GROWS LARGER BECAUSE OF ACCIDENTAL OR DELIBERATE HUMAN ACTIONS ARE TERMED THESE TYPES OF SOURCES
WHAT IS ENHANCED NATURAL SOURCES
THE 3 CARDINAL RULES OF RADIATION PROTECTION INCLUDE
TIME, DISTANCE & SHIELDING
THIS ORGANIZATION RAISES AWARENESS FOR THE NEED OF DOSE REDUCTION BY PROMOTING PEDIATRIC-SPECIFIED SCAN PROTOCOLS
WHAT IS
THE ALLIANCE FOR RADIATION SAFETY IN PEDIATRIC IMAGING
THE ANNUAL WHOLE BODY DOSE LIMIT FOR RADIATION WORKERS IS MEASURED USING THIS UNIT
WHAT IS
REM OR MILLIREM
FOOD, ROCKS & SOIL, & RADON GAS ARE A FEW OF THE RADIATION SOURCES THAT ARE CONSIDERED TO BE
WHAT IS NATURAL OR BACKGROUND RADIATION
A HIGH-ENERGY FORM OF RADIATION THAT REMOVES TIGHTLY BOUND ELECTRONS FROM ATOMS, CREATING CHARGED PARTICLES CALLED IONS WHEN INTERACTING WITH MATTER DEFINES THIS TERM
WHAT IS IONIZING RADIATION
THIS TERM PROVIDES THE BASIS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER AN IMAGING PROCEDURE OR PRACTICE IS JUSTIFIED
WHAT IS
DIAGNOSTIC EFFICACY
THESE 2 CAMPAIGNS WERE INITIATED TO ADVOCATE AND PROMOTE LOWERING PATIENT DOSE & ELIMINATING UNNECESSARY MEDICAL IMAGING PROCEDURES
WHAT IS
IMAGE GENTLY & IMAGE WISELY
EFFECTIVE & EQUIVALENT DOSE IS MEASURED IN SI UNITS OF SIEVERTS OR MILLISIEVERTS. WHAT IS THE OLD CONVENTIONAL UNIT OF MEASUREMENT?
WHAT IS
REM
WHEN X-RAYS ARE DESCRIBED AS BOTH WAVES & PARTICLES OF ENERGY CALLED A PHOTON
WHAT IS WAVE-PARTICLE DUALITY
IT APPEARS THAT NO SAFE DOSE LEVEL EXISTS FOR THIS TYPE OF DISEASE
WHAT IS RADIATION-INDUCED MALIGNANT DISEASE
ASSUMING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR AREAS OF EXPERTISE & EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION DESCRIBES THIS TYPE OF APPROACH TO PATIENT CARE
WHAT IS
A TEAM APPROACH
THE ALARA PRINCIPLE PROVIDES A METHOD FOR COMPARING THE AMOUNT OF RADIATION USED WHICH IS HELPFUL TO WHICH TYPE OF AGENCIES
WHAT ARE
REGULATORY AGENCIES