Radiation Protection / Radiobiology 2 Flashcards
Working habits and conditions of personnel can be assessed over a designated period of time. 3 examples =
Monthly
Quarterly
Yearly
What 3 work areas typically have higher readings?
Fluoro
Portables
Interventionals
Wear a monitor at collar to monitor ____ and ____
Thyroid
Eye dose
If 2 devices are worn, “hot” = _____ …. And “cold” = _____
Hot = on collar Cold = at waist under apron
Wear device at ______ to monitor thyroid and eye dose
Collar
True or false: Pregnant workers do not have to “declare” pregnancy to get an additional badge
False. They HAVE to declare pregnancy first then they will receive a second badge
______ or ______ badges should be worn if hands are frequently near primary beam
TLD
Finger
Nuclear Medicine Technologists should wear _____ or finger badges
TLD
True or false: HC facilities / education programs must maintain exposure records
True
Personnel monitors must be _____, _____, and _____.
Portable
Durable
Cost-efficient
Permanent record and can be re-read
Film badges
Come with a “control badge” for non-radiation area
Film badge
Newest, similar to film badge
Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dosimeters (OSL)
Uses Aluminum Oxide crystals that are stimulated by a laser to give off light that is read only once
Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dosimeter (OSL)
Looks like a pocket flashlight, can be read only once, not used much
Pocket Ionization chambers
Self-reading Pocket Ionization chambers are for instant ___________.
Dose reading
Non self-reading Pocket Ionization chambers require a …
Reading device
Uses Lithium Fluoride crystals that give off light when heated, read only once, responds most like human tissue
Thermoluminescent Dosimeter (TLD)
_________ and/or ________ reviews reports and councils employees if necessary
Radiation Safety Officer (RSO)
Health Physicist
Area monitoring done with radiation survey instruments must be _____ and _________
Durable
Easy to carry
Tube which indicates presence/absence of radiation
Geiger-Muller Tuber (GM Tube)
Gas filled survey instrument
Cutie Pie
RSO
Radiation Safety Officer
Erythema
Skin reddening
Epilation / alopecia
Hair loss
The higher the dose, the _____ the latent period
Shorter
Latent Period
Symptom-free period
Hematopoietic Syndrome
1-10 Gy (100-1,000 Rads)
Probable death within 6-8 weeks due to decrease in number of RBC, WBC, destroyed immune system
Hematopoietic Syndrome
GI syndrome
10-50 Gy (1,000-5,000 Rads)
Certain death within 3-10 days due to excessive diarrhea, vomiting, etc
GI Syndrome
CNS Syndrome
50+ Gy (5,000+ Rads)
Certain death within minutes to hours due to excessive cranial fluid
CNS Syndrome
Divisions of Acute Radiation Syndrome (3)
Hematopoietic
GI
CNS
Response stages of ARS (4)
Prodromal / initial stage
Latent period
Manifest illness
Recovery or death
Within hours»_space; nausea, vomiting
Prodromal or Initial Stage
About 1 week after Prodromal»_space; NO symptoms
Latent period
Full signs/symptoms appear
Manifest illness
In approx. 3 months from Prodromal Stage
Recovery or death
LD 50/30
Lethal dose that can kill 50% of the exposed population within 30 days
LD 50/30 range
3-4 Gy (300-400 Rads)
Rays of 10-20 kVp used to treat acne and ringworm
Grenz
German word for “boundary”
Grenz
Tabletop dose for routine fluoro cannot exceed
10 R/min
High-Level Control Fluoro (HLCF) cannot exceed
20 R/min
Temporary sterility may occur at gonadal dose of
2 Gy (200 Rads)
Permanent sterility may occur at gonadal dose of
5-6 Gy (500-600 Rads)
Whole body dose as low as _____ may cause a ,easer able hematologist depression
0.25 Gy (25 Rads)