Dose Limits
This is the annual whole body dose limit for radiation workers.
What is 50 mSv.
This device measures an individual's radiation exposure.
Dosimeter
This person discovered the x-ray.
Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
An M on your dose report means this.
Minimal, below reportable level
This is the cumulative fetal dose limit.
5 mSv (0.5 rem)
Collar level (outside of lead apron)
The acronym ALARA stands for this.
As Low as Reasonably Achievable
This is the cumulative dose limit for eye.
150 mSv
This is where a pregnant worker wears their second dosimeter.
Waist level under lead apron.
This is the capital of New Zealand.
Wellington
Dose reports are made available to occupational workers this frequently.
Quarterly
Anyone who receives this amount of the dose limit must wear a dosimeter.
10 %
This is the year the formation of the International Advisory Committee on X-Ray and Radium Protection, now known as ICRP.
1928
The lifetime effective dose limit for the whole body is this equation.
10 X Age = y mSv (ex: 10 X 30 = 300 mSv)
These are the two different types of dosimeters.
Thermoluminescent dosimeter (TLD) and Optically stimulable dosimeter (OSL)
The conversion of 5000 mrems to mSv.
50 mSv (5000 X 0.01 = 50 mSv)