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Exposure of the general public, patients, and radiation workers to ionizing radiation must be limited to minimize the risk of _______ - Answer-harmful biologic effects ______ and _______ for tissues and organs have been developed for radiation safety purposes - Answer-EfD limits, EqD limits W...

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Radiation Protection (Exam 3) Ch - 10, 11
Questions with Correct Answers
Exposure of the general public, patients, and radiation workers to ionizing radiation
must be limited to minimize the risk of _______ - Answer-harmful biologic effects

______ and _______ for tissues and organs have been developed for radiation safety
purposes - Answer-EfD limits, EqD limits

What is an effective dose limiting system? - Answer-a set of numeric dose limits that are
based on calculations of the various risks of cancer and genetic [hereditary] effects to
tissues or organs exposed to radiation

An ________ has been incorporated into the Code of Federal Regulations, a document
prepared by the U.S. Office of the Federal Register. - Answer-EfD limiting system

Basis of effective dose limiting system: - Answer-concept of radiatioin exposure and
associated risk of radiation-induced malignancy

Resource for revised recommendations: (2) - Answer-- National Council on Radiation
Protection and Measurements (NCRP) Report No. 116
- International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) Report No. 60

Future radiation protection standards are expected to continue to be based on ______ -
Answer-risk

International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) - Answer-evaluates
biologic effects and provides regulations

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement (NCRP): - Answer-reviews
regulations and figures out how to use in criteria

United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR): -
Answer-evaluates human and environment radiation, gets risks and sets ICRP to
evaluate

National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council Committee on the Biological
Effects of Ionizing Radiation (NAS/NRC-BEIR): - Answer-reviews effects and risks,
provides info for ICRP

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC): - Answer-oversees nuclear industry - apart of
licensing use of radioisotopes in certain states

Agreement states: - Answer-enforces radiation protection in health department

, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): - Answer-facilitates development and
enforcement of regulations to control radiation in environment

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): - Answer-conducts radiation control program
- regulates equipment

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): - Answer-monitoring agency in
employment

Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ): - Answer-Louisiana DQE surveys
equipment - hires physicists and inspects based on usage

An effective and detailed radiation safety program ensures _______ - Answer-adequate
safety of patients and radiation workers

Implementation of an effective program: (2) - Answer-- begins with administration of the
facility
- must provide resources necessary for creating and maintaining program

Who mandates that a radiation safety commitee (RSC) be established for the facility -
Answer-NRC

What are the functions of the radiation safety committee: (3) - Answer-- assist in the
development of the radiation safety program-
- provide guidance for the program
- facilitate ongoing operation of the program

Responsibilities of the RSO: (3) - Answer-- compliance with federal and state guidelines
- develops radiation safety program
- maintains records

Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968: (4) - Answer-- protect public from
unnescessary radiation
- radiation product control
- establsihed standards
- assesses hazards

Standards for equipment: (7) - Answer-- positive beam limitation (PBL)
- beam limitation for spot films
- minimum filtration
- beam on indicators
- reproductibility
- back up timer for phototimer
- linearity

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