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LECTURE 3 RADIATION SAFETY AND MEASURES Flashcards

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Is the radiation with sufficient energy to produce ion, causes damage to living cells. Damage that may be repaired, that may be permanent, or that can cause death to the cells

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Ionizing Radiation

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Two sources of radiation?

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Natural Environmental or background radiation and human-made radiation

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3 Natural Environmental or Background Radiation

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Cosmic Radiation
Radioactive elements in the earth
radioactive substances

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3 Human-made radiation

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fallout from nuclear weapons
radioactive materials used in industry
medical and dental x-ray exposure

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Medical and dental radiographs and radioactive materials to diagnose and treat disease accounts for __ of the general public’s exposure to human-made radiation

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90%

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when did roentgen discover xrays

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november 8, 1895

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In 1964, the congress of the united states chartered the __ as a non-profit corporation

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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP)

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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) is composed of?

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scientific committees

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was an attempt to protect consumers from the hazards of radiation-producing electronic products

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The Radiation Council for Health and Safety Act of 1968

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The bureau also has a limited control program for radioactive materials that are not covered under the jurisdiction of the __

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Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)

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amount of radiation required to turn skin red

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Erythema Dose

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Amount of ionizing radiation that produces 1 cubic cm of air, ions that carry electrostatic unit of quality of electricity of either positive or negative charge

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Roentgen

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In __, roentgen was adopted as the international standard measure of ionization in air

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1938

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in 1956, __ was established to measure the amount of radiation absorbed by a medium

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Radiation Absorbed Dose (RAD)

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Unit for measuring the amount of exposure for x-rays and gamma ray

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roentgen

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unit for measuring absorbed energy from radiation

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rad (Gy)

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unit for measuring the biological effect from radiation

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rem (Sv)

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unit of activity in SI system; this measure is used in nuclear medicine studies with the radionuclides, which are sometimes called radioactive isotopes

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Becquerel (Bq)

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measures the amount of activity known as the radioactive disintegration

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Ci

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Is in adherence to the radiation protection guides

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Effective Dose Equivalent Limit (EDE)

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the philosophy underlying the establishment of dose limits is twofold:

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  1. non-threshold concept
  2. risks-versus-benefits relationship
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the basis for NCRP establishment of policies and procedures for radiation exposure

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As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA)

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What does ALARA stand for?

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As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA)

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Two groups of dose limit

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  1. radiation workers
  2. general public
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Double helix structure
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
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best pictured as a flexible rope ladder that is twisted in a spiral staircase shape
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
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less than 1% of the cell
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
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when ionizing radiation interacts directly with the DNA molecule, certain breaks can occur in the "rung" of the DNA "ladder"
Direct Hit Theory
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they said that stem cells are radiosensitive, mature cells are radioresistant
Bergonie and Tribondeau
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they said younger tissues are radiosensitive
Bergonie and Tribondeau
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white blood cells
Lymphocytes
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most radiosensitive cells
Lymphocytes
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is the time between the initial irradiation and the occurrence of any biologic change
Lantent Period
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It is the total body response to large dose received over a short time period and that is characterized by short term biologic effects
Acute Radiation Syndrome
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2 categories of long term effects
1. somatic effects 2. genetic effects
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occur in general body cells that involve all the body functions except sexual reproduction
somatic effects
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these effects include cancer, cataracts, and the life-span shortnening
somatic effects
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occur in germ cells, which are responsible for sexual reproduction
genetic effects
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the effect the occur within the germ cell are transmitted to future generations and are therefore not evident to the individual in which they initially take place
genetic effects
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Are produced whenever a stream of high speed electrons hits the atoms of a metal target in an x-ray tube
X-ray
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any alteration in the structure or amount of DNA
mutation
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2 sources of exposure
1. X-ray 2. Radionuclides
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secondary radiation emitted from the interaction of x-rays with matter; generally lower in energy, with a directional distribution that depends on the energy of the incident radiation
Secondary Radiation/ Scattered Radiation
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an incident x-ray beam
Primary Radiation
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controls the quality of xray beam
Kilovoltage (Kv)
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controls the quantity of radiation produced and functions inside the tube
Milliamperage (mA)
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is used for the treatment of patients with cancer in radiation therapy or oncology; it is also used in the field of nuclear medicine
radionuclides
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naturally existing radionuclide found in uranium ore
radium
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is a human-made radionuclide
cobalt 60
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3 methods of protection from external radiation
time distance shielding
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the exposure factor of kilovoltage, time, and distance are directly related to the amount of radiation exposure a patient receives
exposure factors
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states that the intensity of the beam is inversely proportional to the square of the distance
Inverse Square Law
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another factor that affects patient exposure
filtration
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are used to absorb the scattered radiation that is created by the interaction of the primary radiation with matter before this scatter reaches the image receptor
Grid
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restriction of the primary beam to a limited area
Collimation
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are also beam restricting devices that can be attached to the tube housing
Cones and Diaphragms
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include restraining devices, technique charts, and a quality control program
Repeat Exposures
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general term that describes both the female and male reproductive organs
Gonad
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suspended over the patient's gonad area to absorb radiation from the primary beam
shadow shield
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most useful in AP and PA projections but is not suited for protection during fluoroscopy
shadow shield
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made for tabletop use
stand-type shadow shield
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strips of lead-impregnated material; most suitable for AP and PA projections
Flat contact shield
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used by men
Shaped contact shield
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cuplike shield to cover the scrotum and penis
Shaped contact shield
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gloves and aprons
Personnel Protection
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lead goggles
Personnel Protection
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lead apron
Personnel Protection
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most often used during personnel monitoring
optically stimulated luminescent dosimeter (OSL)
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highly accurate and more appropriate than the film badge for some radiation monitoring tasks
Thermoluminescnet Dosimetry (TLD)

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