Ch. 10 2nd Semester Flashcards
Numeric Dose limits based on risks
EfD= Effective Dose Limiting System
NCRP report and ICRP report #’s
NCRP 116, ICRP #60
U.S enforcement agency that reviews suggestions from ICRP and makes recommendations and publishes reports to notify organizations and public about dealing with radiation protection, measurements, and units
NCRP = National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
international authority that gathers information from UNSCEAR & NAS/NRC BEIR and makes suggestions to NCRP regarding occupational and public dose limits.
ICRP= International Commission on Radiological Protection
Evaluates human and environmental radiation exposure and series risk assessments and then makes suggestions to ICRP
UNSCEAR= United Nations Scienific Committee on Effects of Atomic Radiation
reviews studies of biological effects and risk assessment and makes suggestions to ICRP
NAS/NRC-BEIR = National Academy of Sciences/ National Research Council Committee on Biological Effect of Ionizing Radiation
Report in 1990 studies effects of accidental exposure
BEIR 5
Over sees nuclear industry, makes unannounced visits to Nuc Med departments
NRC= Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC assumes responsibility for enforcing radiation protection regulations
Agreement
State and NRC assume responsibility for enforcing radiation protection regulations and states can legislate their own regulations
Non-Agreement
Develops and enforces regulations controlling radiation in the environment.
EPA= Enviromental Protection Agency
Who has authority over RADON?
EPA
EPA estimates that __% of U.Us homes exceed the limit.
10 %
Action level about __ picocuries/Liter of Air
4 picocuries/liter
What regulates design and manufacture of electrical products and diagnostic x-ray equipment?
FDA = Food and Drug Admin
Responsible for workplace safety
OSHA= Occupational safety and Health admin
Facilities are required to have a RSO who are they usually?
Radiation Safety Officer usually Radiologist or Physicist
To protect public from unnecessary radiation exposure from electronic products
Radiation Control for health and safety act of 1968
PBL=
Positive Beam Limitation
PBL is the same thing as?
Automatic Collimation
When was PBL and AC required?
8/1/74-1994
What year started ALARA?
1854
Established minimum standards of accreditation for educational radiography program JCERT
Consumer- patient Radiation Health and Safety Act of 1981
Somatic effects ___ relate to dose received – typically only after LARGE doses. Follow Non-Linear, Threshold
Directlly
