RADIATION PROTECTION TEST BANK
EXAM PREP QUESTIONS CHAPTER 10 & 11
What term involves a random effect of ionizing radiation - Stochastic event
Upper boundary radiation exposure limits for occupational exposed persons are
associated with risks that are similar to those encountered by employees in other
industries that are generally considered to be reasonably safe. These industries include
I. Manufacturing
II. Trade
III. Government - All of them
What agency was previously known as the atomic energy commission - NRC
What are the functions and responsibilities of the US occupational safety and health
administration (OSHA) - Function as a monitoring agency in places of employment,
predominantly in the industry
regulates occupational exposure to radiation through part 1910 of title 29 of the US
code of federal regulations
responsible for regulations concerning an employee's "right to know" with regard to
hazards in the workplace
What group is run by the government of japan, primarily to study Japanese atomic
bomb survivors? - Radiation effects research foundation
Determine the cumulative effective dose limit to the whole body dose of an occupational
exposed person who is 46 years old - 460 mSv
The main function of the nuclear regulatory commission (NRC) is to
1. Inspect imaging facilities
2. Oversee the nuclear energy industry
3. Regulate imaging facilities - 2 only
The effective dose limiting system supersedes - The maximum permissible dose system
(MPD)
The ALARA concept adopts an extremely conservative. Model with respect to the
relationship between - Ionizing radiation and potential risk
If a certain dose of radiation produces a skin burn, a higher dose of radiation produces a
skin burn, a higher dose of radiation will cause the skin burn to be more severe;
however, a dose below the threshold level for skin burn will - Not demonstrate the effect
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