lesson 2 Flashcards
where the highest occupational exposure
of diagnostic x ray personnel occur together
w/ mobile radiology
Fluoroscopy
- Wr = radiation weighting factor
(different types of radiation) - Wt = tissue weighting factor (tissue
radiosensitivity )
Effective dose
- quantity of importance
- Expressed in mSv (mrem)
Radiation weighting factor Wr- 1 ( 3
types of radiation used in medicine)
- x-ray
- gamma ray
- alpha particle- highest LET; highest
weighting factor (20)
accounts for the relative radiosensitivity of various
tissues
Tissue weighting factor (Wt)
top 2 radiosensitive tissue
- gonads w/ 0.20
- active bone marrow - 0.12
top 2 least radiosensitive tissue
- bone surface - 0.01
- skin (least sensitive) - 0.01
radiation is known to produce (cyclotron physicist)
cataracts
Individuals in the general population
dose limits
1mSv/yr (100mrem/yr)
leaner lined metal container into which the x
ray tube is fitted
- function: insulator (diala oil) against electric shock
Protective tube housing
non penetrating radiation
- alpha
- beta
- soft x-ray
- genz rays
indicates exposure and when the x ray tube
is energized with the use of mA and kVp
indicators
Control panel
restriction of the useful beam to reduce
patient dose and improve image contrast
Collimator
reduction in radiation intensity results from
absorption and scattering
ATTENUATION
feature of radiographic collimators that
automatically adjusts the radiation to the
size of the image receptor.
Positive beam limitation (PBL)
all general purpose diagnostic x ray beams
must have: Total filtration of- at least
2.5mmAl
- the output radiation intensity should be
constant from one exposure to another for
any given technique - checked by: repeating radiation exposure
though the same technique and observe the
average variation in radiation - the variation in X-ray intensity should not
exceed 5%
Reproducibility
ability of a radiographic unit to produce
constant radiation output for various
combinations of mA and exposure time(s)
Linearity
The maximum acceptable variation in linearity
is BLANK from one mA station to an adjacent
mAstation mAs= (mA*s)
10%
RT stands behind this barrier during the
exposure
Fixed protective barrier (console booth)
must be fixed to the operating console and not to a long cord
exposure control ( rotor button)
must be worn when the RT is in the exposure room during the exposure
Protective apparel
- A protective lead apron should be assigned
to each BLANK - the exposure switch 2m cord switch long
and stand 6ft away from the tube during
exposure - x-ray beam away from RT
Portable x-ray unit
Increasing the distance b/n the
fluoroscopic tube and the patient =
reduce patient dose
Decrease distance of the
fluoroscopic tube and the tabletop =
increase patient dose = increase
magnification