Unit 4 rad pro

Which filter in the OSL will assist in providing the dose to the eyes?

Tin

Which radiation monitor is loaded in a self- contained packet to protect the detector from damage?

OSL

Which types of filters are found in an OSL?

Tin, aluminum, copper

What timeframes are included on a radiation dosimetry report?

Monthly, quarterly, yearly, lifetime

Where should your radiation monitor be worn if you’re performing an upper GI in fluoroscopy on a patient

Outside of the lead apron at collar level

What is the sensing material in a TLD

Lithium fluoride

What is the sensing material in a film badge?

Dental film

Which survey monitor is used in nuclear medicine?

Geiger Muller detector

On the personnel Monitoring report, an employee has a reading of 1.9mrem DDE. What area is this dose to?

deep, absorbed into the tissue

Facilities are required to provide radiation monitoring devices if an employee will receive what percentage of their annual dose?

10%

How long do the radiation badge readings need to be kept?

Permanently

What dose is considered your absorbed dose?

DDE

What type of badge is meant to calculate the background radiation of where you work?

Control badge

What type of tissue dose a copper film represent? (being most absorbent of the radiation)

deep

Which radiation monitor can be re-used after being read?

TLD

Which radiation monitor is most sensitive and is not usually used in diagnostic x-ray/

Pocket dosimeter

How is a direct ion storage (DIS) read?

by connecting it to a computer

Where should an embryo fetus badge be worn with a lead apron?

waist level inside the apron

Where should your radiation monitor be worn if you were performing a chest x-ray on a patient?

at collar level

What is used to detect alpha and beta radiation in laboratories?

Proportional counter

What type of equipment survey is done in conjunction with preventative maintenance?

Safety surveys

What is the sensing detector material for the OSL?

Aluminum oxide

A laser passes over the OSL, what does it produce?

Luminescence

What type of radiation monitor do we wear at reading hospital?

OSL

Keeping with ALARA principles, facilities will provide badges to their employees if they are likely to receive what percentage of their annual occupational dose?

1%

What dose level is an ALARA 1 investigation triggered at?

125 mrem quarterly

Where can you find your monthly, quarterly, yearly, and lifetime occupational exposures?

Personnel monitoring record

Which survey meter can be used to calibrate x-ray equipment or test the accuracy of a barrier

Cutie pie

Which dose is considered your external skin dose?

SDE

What triggers an ALARA II investigation?

375 mrem in a 3 month period

What types of filters are in a film badge?

Copper, Aluminum

What does OSL/OSLD stand for?

Optically stimulated luminescent dosimeter

What does TLD stand for?

Thermoluminescent dosimeter