UNIT 2 Flashcards
(39 cards)
4 types of Personnel monitoring devices
film badge
optical stimulated thermoluminescent dosimeter (OSL)
thermoluminescent dosimeter
dosimeter
4 area monitoring devices
ionization chamber type
proportional counter
geiger-muller counter
calibration instruments
exposure means
ionization in air
absorbed into the person is
dose
personnel monitoring devices measure
exposure
sensitivity for film badge
10mR- 500rem
Types: collar or ring
Monthly
Detects xray, gamma, beta
film badge
film badge filters are
aluminum (comparison for soft tissue)
copper (comparison for bone)
the darker the _____ on a film badge determines how much exposure
density
minimal =
> 10mR
kept in radiation free area
transport (kept in a box)
need to be kept in radiation free areas
control badge
wear collar and outside apron
keep safe from heat, fluid, humidity
badge incident report
badge maintenence
monthly: use
components: plastic holder, aluminum oxide (crystals), filters
read: laser lights
sensitive: humidity, heat, fluids
OSL Optically stimulated thermoluminescent dosimeter
1 mrem- 1000 REM
OSL
more sensitive and has more measurement than film badge
OSL
Use: 1-3 months
components: plastic holder, lithium fluroide crystals
reading: TLD analizer & radiation exposure= intensity of light
TLD Thermoluminescent dosimeter
5mR-1000’s rem
TLD
not as sensitive as an OSL but more than film badge
TLD
most sensitive type of dosimeter
pocket dosimeter
Detects gamma radiation
Ionization chamber
measures exposure (in air)
Personal record kept
Immediate feedback
pocket dosimeter
measures exposure in air
ionization chamber
self reading dosimeters have a built in ____
electrometer
4 area monitoring devices
ionization chamber type
proportional counter
geiger-muller counter
calibration instruments
Rate meter (measures exposure over time)
gas-filled ionization chamber
measures - gamma, xray, beta
1 mR/hr-1000s R/hour
used by medical physicists and engineers
Ionization chamber type