Tables (FINALS) Flashcards
NCRPM stand for
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
Dose Limits Recommended by the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements: Enumerate
- Occupational exposures
- Public exposures (annual)
- Educational and training exposures (annual)
- Embryo-fetus exposures
- Negligible individual dose (annual)
Occupational exposures: Effective dose: Annual
50 mSv (5000 mrem)
Occupational exposures: Effective dose: Cumulative
10 mSv x age (1000 mrem x age)
Occupational exposures: Equivalent annual dose for tissues and organs: Lens of the eye
150 mSv (15 rem)
Public exposures (annual): Effective dose, frequent exposure:
1 mSv (100 mrem)
Occupational exposures: Equivalent annual dose for tissues and organs: Thyroid, skin, hands, and feet
500 mSv (50 rem)
Public exposures (annual): Equivalent dose for tissues and organs: Lens of eye
15 mSv (1500 mrem)
Public exposures (annual): Equivalent dose for tissues and organs: Skin, hands, and feet
50 mSv (5000 mrem)
Educational and training exposures (annual): Effective dose
1 mSv (100 mrem)
Educational and training exposures (annual): Equivalent dose for tissues and organs: Lens of eye
15 mSv (1500 mrem)
Educational and training exposures (annual): Equivalent dose for tissues and organs: Skin, hands, and feet
50 mSv (5000 mrem)
Negligible individual dose (annual)
0.01 mSv (10 mrem)
Embryo-fetus exposures: Total equivalent dose
5 mSv (500 mrem)
Embryo-fetus exposures: Equivalent dose in 1 month
0.5 mSv (50 mrem)
Weighting Factors for Various Types of Radiation and Tissues:
Type of energy range:
1. X- and gamma rays, electrons
2. Neutrons, energy <10 keV
3. 10 keV to 100 keV
4. >100 keV to 2 MeV
5. >2 MeV to 20 MeV
6. >20 MeV
7. Protons
8. Alpha particles
Radiation Weighting Factor (Wf)
1
5
10
20
10
5
2
20
Weighting factors for various tissue:
Tissue
1.Gonad
2. Active bone marrow
3. Colon
4. Lung
5. Stomach
6. Bladder
7. Breast
8. Esophagus
9. Liver
10. Thyroid
11. Bone Surface
12. Skin
Tissue Weighting Factor (Wf)
0.20
0.12
0.12
0.12
0.12
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.01
0.01