Safety Stuff Flashcards
The roentgen is a unit of ______ and based on the _________.
It is a unit of exposure and based on ionization of air
Exposure does is related to dose rate but also takes what into consideration?
Time
Absorbed dose is a measure of what?
The dose absorbed by an object
What are the 2 units for absorbed dose?
Gray & RAD
What units act as a correcting factor to properly determined the effect of radiation in a dose equivalent?
Q (Quality Factor) & RBE (Relative Biological Factor)
How do you calculate the dose equivalent?
Absorbed dose must be multiplied by a radiation weighing factor
Which document is based on radiation protecting and safety for industrial X-ray equipment in Canada?
Safety Code 34
A survey meter and Geiger counter measure what?
Dose rate
A DRD measures what?
Exposure dose
A PAD measures what?
Dose rate and accumulated dose
What do a TLD & OSL measure?
Accumulated dose
A survey meter has low sensitivity but can measure high….
Radiation fields
