Question | Answer |
DEFINE RADIATION PROTECTION | MEASURES TAKEN TO SAFEGAURD PATIENTS, PERSONNEL AND THE PUBLIC FROM UNNECESSARY EXPOSURE TO IONIZING RADIATION |
ID THE CONVENTIONAL AND SI UNITS FOR EXPOSURE | (R) Conventional unit of radiation exposure |
ID THE CONVENTIONAL AND SI UNITS FOR ABSORBED DOSE | (RAD) Radiation Absorbed Dose |
ID THE CONVENTIONAL AND SI UNITS DOSE EQUIVALENT | (REM) Roentgen Equivalent Man |
Define SSD | The distance from the source of radiation inside the xray tube to the patient skin |
ID WHICH CELLS ARE MORE OR LESS RADIOSENSITIVE | NERVE - MUSCLE - BONE |
DEFINE STOCHASTIC | Those that can occur at lower doses of radiation |
DEFIEN NON-STOCHASTIC | Those that occur at higher doses of radiation |
Differentiate between short-term somatic effects | EFFECTS OCCUR WITH HIGH DOSES OF RADIATION AND ARE NON-STOCHASTIC |
Differentiate between long term somatic effects | EFFECTS OCCUR WITH LOWER DOSES OF RADIATION GIVEN OVER TIME AND ARE STOCHASTIC |
DESCRIBE WHAT IS MEANT BY A GENETIC EFFECT | EFFECTS THAT AFFECT THE OFF SPRING OF AN INDIVIDUAL |
WHAT STEPS CAN A BXMO TAKE TO REDUCE EXPOSURE TO THIER PATIENTS | USING LOW mAs and High kVp techniques use the smallest radiation avoid repeat exposures |
HOW MUCH LEAD IS REQUIRED IN A GONADAL SHIELD? | 0.5mm of lead equivalent |
GONADAL SHIELD SHOULD BE USED UP TO WHAT AGE? | 55 YEARS OLD |
WHAT SHOULD A BXMO DO TO REDUCE THIER EXPOSURE WHEN IN THE XRAY ROOM | TIME: least amount of time spent in xray room DISTANCE: Increase distance as much as possible Shielding: Lead apron-lead gloves-lead thryoid shield |
WHERE SHOULD DOSIMETERS BE WORN | COLLAR LEVEL AT FRONT OF THE BODY IF WEARING A LEAD APRON THESOSIMETER SHOULD BE WORN ON THE OUTSIDE |
WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM YEARLY EFFECTIVE DOSE(DE)EQUIVALENT FOR OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE? | The upper DE limit is 5rem (.05Sv) per year |
When is a fetus most sensitive to radiation exposure? | 1st trimester (3 Months) |
WHERE SHOULD A PREGNANT WORKER WEAR A DOSIMETER IF THEY HAVE A LEAD APRON ON? | 1 BADGE (RED) AT COLLAR ON OUTSIDE OF APRON and 2nd (GREEN) at abdomen underneath lead apron |