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Radiation Safety
Radiation Safety 2
Radiation Safety 3
Radiation Safety 4
100
Roentgen, abbreviated R
What is the international unit of ionizing radiation exposure
100
0.05 Sieverts (sv)
What is the maximum permissible dose (MPD) for whole-body radiation per year?
100
The workplace program to ensure radiation exposures are kept as low as possible
What is ALARA?
100
Chemical restraint without holding the patient
What is the best safety precaution during a radiograph?
200
Radiation Absorbed dose, unit of radiation exposure
What does RAD stand for?
200
A device worn by any individual working with radiation that measures the amount of ionizing radiation received
What is a dosimeter?
200
Intestinal lining, neoplastic cells, and gonad cells
What cells are most susceptible to radiation?
200
Removes low energy (less penetrating)
What does the aluminum filter do to the x-ray beam?
300
The unit of absorbed ionizing radiation dose
What does Gray measure (Gy)
300
On the collar outside the apron to measure the thyroid gland and eye lenses
Where should the dosimeter be worn?
300
18 years old
What is the minimum age a person can be working around radiation?
300
No body part is okay
What body part is okay to expose to the primary beam?
400
A Sievert (Sv)
What is the unit of radiation dose equivalent to the absorbed dose IN TISSUE?
400
Monthly
How often are radiation-monitoring badge reports submitted?
400
5 rem
What is the ANNUAL MPD for a person in rems?
500
100 rem
What does One Sievert equal?
500
0.5 mm
What is the minimum lead equivalence for protective radiographic aprons and gloves?
500
6 ft of distance
What is more effective for protection, 6 ft of distance from radiation or a plate glass window?