Test 3 Flashcards
(38 cards)
mA
Amount
KvP
Penetration
Sec
Time
We would reduce radiation for?
Pregnant women and young age
Where are the two radiation badges located?
Collar and waist
Report of radiation happens?
Quarterly
Quarterly =
3 months
occupational exposure
milli-Rem
Radiation Exposure
milli-roentgen
Absorbed Exposure
milli-RAD
GSD
Genetically Significant Dose
Collimation increases what?
x-ray quality
Diagnostic x-ray procedure that leads to one of the highest occupational exposure is
fluoroscopy
Most harmful for health care workers
scatter when it comes from a patient
If you take your foot off the x-ray petal does it stop?
yes
the timer goes off every ____ minutes
five
Does the diagnostic x-ray beeps the whole time?
yes
Dose occupational limits based off deterministic or stochastic?
stochastic
Deterministic
Known threshold
Stochastic
Based off risk estimate
What do radiation burns look like when they first appear?
a rash
Do radiation burns take a long time to heal?
yes
What is the appropriate thickness of lead on a lead apron?
0.25mm
Prodromal
flu like symptoms