Radiation Protection And Monitoring

Question 1

Key points to radiation Protection

Answer 1

Time, Distance and Shielding

Question 2

ALARA Principle

Answer 2

As Low As Reasonably Achievable

Question 3

A measure of the rate at which energy is transferred from ionizing radiation into soft tissue

Answer 3

Linear Energy Transfer (LET)

Question 4

The higher the LET the greater the amount of ____ transferred to the soft tissue per interaction

Answer 4

Energy

Question 5

_____ and _____ radiation have low LET and higher penetrability

Answer 5

X and Gamma

Question 6

Exposure= _____ x _____

Answer 6

exposure rate x time

Question 7

Meters used to measure the rate of exposure

Answer 7

Dosimeters

Question 8

The ______ and _____ of the exposure directly affect the exposure

Answer 8

current and the time

Question 9

The intensity of the radiation is _____ proportional to the square of the distance (if the distance is doubled, the area covered by the light is 4x greater, the intensity of the light on each square is 1/4)

Answer 9

Inversely

Question 10

Where should dosimetry badges be worn?

Answer 10

Collar, near thyroid