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Ch.5 And Ch.11 Flashcards

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What is personnel monitoring ?

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The monitoring of equivalent dose to any person occupationally exposed on a regular basis to monitor ionizing radiation. (Dosimetry)

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Radiation workers are at risk to receiving _____% or more of the annual occupational effective dose limit because of their work-related activities.

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10%

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Most healthcare facilities issue dosimetry devices when personnel could receive approximately ______% of their annual effective dose in any month which is _____.

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1%, 0.05msv or 50rems

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Occupational radiation exposure levels are kept well ______ annual effective dose limits

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Below

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5
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Annual whole body dose for occupational exposure

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5rem/50msv

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Annual whole body dose for general public exposure

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0.5rems/5msv

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Annual whole body doses for embryo during the entirety of the gestation period

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Should not exceed 0.5rems/5msv

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Annual whole body doses for embryo during any month for gestation

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Should not exceed 0.05rems/0.5msv

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Where do you place a personnel dosimeter when you’re not wearing a lead apron?

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At collar level

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Placement of personnel dosimeter when wearing a lead apron?

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At collar level on the outside of the protective apron

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Placement of personnel dosimeter when tech has two personnel dosimeters AND wearing a lead apron?

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At collar level on outside, one at waist level beneath the apron

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Placement of personnel dosimeter when tech is pregnant

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Worn underneath lead apron at waist level and outside at collar level (?)

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What are the types of personnel dosimeters?

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Film badge, TLD, OSL, pocket dosimeter

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Which dosimeter relies on the ability of ionizing radiation to affect a density change on film emulsion ?

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Film badge

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The TLD (_______) functional component is the ____________. Readings are made by heating the _______ clip to a point of combustion.

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Thermoluminescent dosimeter, lithium fluoride

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Which personnel dosimeter contains an aluminum oxide detector and is exposure to a laser light?

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Optically stimulated luminescence dosimeter (OSL)

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The Pocket Dosimeter gives ______ readings and ionizes _______ in the chamber with the electrical charge reading out by introducing a signal.

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Instant, gas

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18
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Personal dosimeters from MOST to LEAST radiosensitive

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Pocket dosimeter, OSL, TLD, Film Badge

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19
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3 categories of radiation survey instruments for area monitoring

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  1. Those w/o a readout scale
  2. Those with a readout scale
  3. Ionization chamber based
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______ ________ tube is the most common. Serves as a primary portable radiation survey instrument for area monitoring in nuclear medicine facilities.

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Geiger-Muller

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21
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Gas filled detectors include

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  1. Ionization chamber type survey meter (cutie pie)
  2. Proportional counter
  3. GM survey meter
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Which gas -filled detector is used to measure alpha and beta radiation and is not useful in diagnostic imaging ?

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Proportional counter

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Which gas-filled detector is used for x-radiation from radiographic and fluoroscopic x-ray equipment and is used for radiation protection surveys?

24
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What are x-ray beam limitation devices made of?

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Simplest type of beam limitation device. Flat, lead plate with hole in the middle. Hole will be slightly smaller than IR. Fits below x-ray tube window. Utilized for equipment with a fixed SID and fixed IR size. FOV is not adjustable.
Aperture diaphragm
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Techs can control. Length and width can be adjusted. Uses light localization to give us our size and shape. (Manual)
Variable aperture collimators
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Circular shape. Attaches to the bottom of the collimator housing. EX: dental, facial bones, sinuses
Cylinders and cones
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Gives us the exact size of the structure that is selected. Automatic
Positive beam limitation
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A properly collimated beam can
Reduce scatter and reduce pt dose (reducing pt dose=^ quality of image)
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Typically composed of aluminum and expressed in mmAl/eq.
Filtration
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What is the primary purpose of filtration?
Removes low energy photons from reaching the IR and reduces scatter
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What effects does filtration have on average beam energy?
Removes low energy, nondiagnostic x-ray photons from the beam Hardens the beam by increasing the effective energy and quality of the beam Expressed as a % of beam penetration (what percentage of the beam has penetrated the patient) Increasing filtration=Decreases exposure rate
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What does inherent filtration consist of?
Exists in the construction of the tube. Glass envelope, insulating oil, collimation mirrors 0.5-1mmAl/eq
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What does added filtration consist of?
Layers of aluminum placed in the path of a primary beam to increase total filtration EX: mammography
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What does total filtration consist of?
Inherent + Added
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Total Filtration Guidelines state that any tube operating above ______ must have a minimum of _____ filtration.
70kvp, 2.5mmAl/eq
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Total filtration for kvp ranges below 50kvp
0.5mmAl/eq
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Total filtration for kvp ranges from 50-70kvp
1.5mmAl/eq
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Total filtration for kvp ranges above 70kvp
2.5mmAl/eq
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What must be measured to verify that the x-ray beam is adequately filtered?
Half value layer
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When discussing the actual x-ray tube, HVL is expressed in
MmAl
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Compensating filters are commonly made of
Aluminum, lead acrylic, and other suitable materials
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Compensating filters partially attenuates the x-rays directed to the ________ areas while permitting more x-radiation to strike the thicker, more dense area
Thinner
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Compensating filters partially attenuates the x-rays directed to the ________ areas while permitting more x-radiation to strike the thicker, more dense area
Thinner
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AEC
Automatic Exposure Control
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Another term for AEC
Phototiming
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AECs are designed to produce an acceptable image while ______ radiation exposure to the patient
Limiting
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Todays AEC systems utilize ______
Ionization chambers
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What are grids constructed of?
Parallel stripes (radiopaque strip)
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Using a grid requires
More exposure
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Grids are used on body parts that are more than _____cm thick (______in)
10cm, 4in.
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_______ mAs is needed with an ______ in grid ratio
Increased, increase
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Increasing grid ratio=_____ scatter=______ quality=________ patient dose
Decreases, increases, increases
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Grids higher than ______ are not usually used in Diagnostic imaging
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