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Protection of Patients Flashcards

1
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Persons are medically exposed as part of their

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diagnosis or

treatment

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Basic Principles of Radiation Protection which can be applied:

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Principles of Justification

Optimization (ICRP and BSS)

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Dose limits are not applicable, but ____ apply to patient dose levels

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Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRLs)

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4
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Investigation of doses that exceed the DRLs is

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strongly recommended

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5
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principally the exposure of persons as part of their diagnosis or patient

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Medical Exposure

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incurred at work, and practically as result of work

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Occupational Exposure

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7
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including all other exposure

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Public Exposure

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Exposures incurred knowingly and willingly by individuals such as family and close friends helping either in hospital or at home in the support and comfort of patients

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Medical Exposure

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9
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Exposures incurred by volunteers as part of a program of

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biomedical research (Medical Exposure)

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10
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Framework of Radiological Protection for Medical Exposure

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Justification
Optimization
Use of dose limits is not applicable

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11
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Dose constraints and Diagnostic Reference Levels are

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recommended

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12
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decision to adopt or continue any human activity involves a review of benefits and disadvantages of the possible options

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Justification of a Practice

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13
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most of the assessments needed for justification of a practice are made on the

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basis of experience
professional judgement
common sense

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14
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use of radiation in medicine is accepted as doing good than harm

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general level

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15
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specific procedure with a specific objective ex. chest radiograph for patients showing relevant symptoms

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generic level

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16
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the application of the procedure to an individual person

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third level

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17
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once the procedure is generically justified,

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no additional justification is needed for simple diagnostic investigations

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18
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usually applied at two levels

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optimization

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19
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optimization usually applied at two levels

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design and construction of equipment installations

day to day radiological practice (procedure)

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20
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may reduce the quantity as well as the quality of the information provided by the examination

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reducing the patient dose

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21
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means that doses should be “as low as reasonably achievable”, compatible with achieving the required image quality objectives

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optimization

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22
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there is a considerable scope for dose reductions in diagnostic radiology (ICRP 103)

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optimization of protection

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23
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simple, low-cost measures are available for reducing doses without loss of diagnostic information (ICRP 103)

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optimization of protection

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24
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optimization of protection in diagnostic radiology does not necessarily mean ____

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the reduction of doses to the patient

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25
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improve the contrast of the image but increase the dose by a factor of 2-4

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Anti-scatter grids

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26
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radiologic activities are geared towards

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minimizing the radiation exposure of radiologic personnel

minimizing radiation dose to patients during x-ray examination

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27
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monitoring of radiation dose/exposure for radiologist ad rad tech

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occupational radiation monitors

28
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monitoring of radiation dose/exposure for patient dose

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estimated using phantoms and test objects in simulation

29
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if ____ are adopted, occupational radiation exposure and patient dose can be kept acceptable low

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radiation control procedures

30
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the frequency of x-ray examination is increasing among all age group at a rate of

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approx. 18% per year in the united states

31
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these are of concern in the increasing risk of Medical Exposure

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acute effects on superficial tissues after angiointerventional procedures
possible late effects of diagnostic xray exposure

32
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according IAEA these may unnecessarily expose patients to increased radiation levels

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overuse of high-tech scanning procedures

33
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annual meeting of European Radiation Dosimetry Group

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EURADOS

34
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in cancer care, ensuring that the right dose of radiation targets the tumor

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without doing damage to neighboring cells is utmost importance

35
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optimization of patient radiation protection requires

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periodic evaluation of doses

image quality

36
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Rad tech should be aware of the interdependence between

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technical factors
dose
image quality

37
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periodic measurement of the ____ and the comparison with the ____ will permit the detection of changes due to equipment or radiographers

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entrance patient dose

diagnostic reference levels

38
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a value of dose, dose rate or activity selected by professional bodies in consultation with the regulatory authority to indicate a level above which there should be a review …..

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diagnostic reference levels

39
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diagnostic reference levels are intended:

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  • to be reasonable indication of doses for average size patient
  • to be established by relevant professional bodies in consultation with the regulatory authority
  • to proved guidance on what is achievable with current good practice …
  • to be applied with flexibility to allow higher exposures…
  • to be revised as technology and techniques improve
40
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corrective actions should be taken as necessary if doses or activities ____ the DRLs and ____

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fall substantially below

images do not provide adequate clinical image quality

41
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in general radiography and fluoroscopy with xray mobile equipment, the source-to-skin distance should

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not be less than 30cm

42
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in radiography and fluoroscopy with fixed equipment, the source-to-skin distance should

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not be lower than 45cm

43
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fluoroscopy equipment without image intensifiers

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must be replaced

44
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Evaluation include both

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image quality

patient dose

45
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all xray equipment must conform to applicable standards of the __

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International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
ISO
equivalent national standards

46
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adequate filtration in general radiology

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2.5mm Al

47
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significantly reduces the patient dose due to low energy xrays which do not contribute to the image formation

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adequate filtration

48
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added filtration should be check for maintenance by

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half value layer

49
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filtration for mammography

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0.03mm thickness of Molybdenum

50
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this should be available for fluoroscopic examinations to allow measurement of the elapsed fluoroscopic exposure time

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timer

51
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fluoroscopy should be controlled with a

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dead man switch

52
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when using mobile radiographic equipment ___ is needed

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high instantaneous electric power supply

53
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to avoid retakes in mobile radiographic equipment

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battery is fully charged

54
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use of appropriate screen-film combination

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“fastest” to assure lowest patient dose

55
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results in significant patient dose reductions

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use of cassettes, grids, and tables of carbon fiber material

56
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the patient entance air kerma rate should not exceed

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50mGy/min

57
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it is advisable ___ compatible with the image to minimized patient dose

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highest kvp (lowest mAs)

58
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should be used when imaging non-cooperative patients

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short exposure times

59
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patient should wear ____ when gonads are expose

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gonadal shielding

60
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should be related to the level of risk

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communication

61
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if a fetal dose are ____ , more detailed explanation may be necessary

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above 1 mGy

62
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for pregnant women ___ are preferable to minimize the uterus dose

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PA abdominal projections

63
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for skull examinations, eye lenses are better protected in

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PA projection

64
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should be used for scoliosis imaging to minimize breast dose

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PA projections

65
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CT examinations should be done with the ___

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minimum possible number of slices

66
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fluoroscopy times should be

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minimized

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