A radiation worker received an occupational dose of 3 mSv, a natural background dose of 2 mSv, and had 50 mSv from personal medical exams during the year. The total occupational dose of radiation this person received during the year is:
Which of the following terms is defined as a level of radiat…
Which of the following terms is defined as a level of radiation that is recommended as an upper boundary dose that will result in a negligible risk of bodily injury or genetic damage?
To minimize skin exposure to electrons produced by photon in…
To minimize skin exposure to electrons produced by photon interaction with the collimator, the patient’s surface should be at least ____ below the collimator.
According to the NCRP recommendations for occupational worke…
According to the NCRP recommendations for occupational workers, the annual equivalent dose for the localized areas of the skin, hands, and feet are:
Identify each of the following radiation-induced responses t…
Identify each of the following radiation-induced responses to it’s corresponding classification. Each response may be used more than once.
Occupational risk to a radiographer from radiation exposure…
Occupational risk to a radiographer from radiation exposure is estimated to be a _____ chance of a fatal accident over an entire career.
Which of the following statements is true in regards to stoc…
Which of the following statements is true in regards to stochastic effects?
Which of the following organizations reviews regulations for…
Which of the following organizations reviews regulations formulated by the ICRP and decides ways to include those recommendations in the US radiation protection criteria?
The incidence for intellectual disability in newborns increa…
The incidence for intellectual disability in newborns increases with fetal doses greater than _____.
The diagnostic protective tube housing is required to protec…
The diagnostic protective tube housing is required to protect the patient and imaging personnel from:Off-focus radiationThe useful beamLeakage radiationThe primary beam