Exam 38: Occupational Radiation Dose Management

A protective apron with a thickness of 0.25 mm lead equivalent is the minimum required.

There are no circumstances under which a technologist should be given an involuntary leave of absence due to pregnancy.

The dose limit to the general public is _____.

For diagnostic x-ray personnel,the highest occupational exposure occurs during _____ exams. I. fluoroscopy II. mobile radiography III. spinal IV. dental

The dose limit for a technologist during pregnancy is _____.

The lens of the eye should never receive more than _____ per year.

The preferred way to hold patients who are unable to support themselves is to use a _____.

Every radiology department should provide a radiation safety program that includes _____.

The dose limit to the extremities is _____.

Personnel working in interventional radiography should be provided with _____.

Technologists working fluoroscopy should use the radiologist as shielding whenever possible in addition to the apron and curtain.

During fluoroscopy the exposure to the collar is _____ times greater than exposure to the trunk of the body under a protective apron.

Occupational radiation monitoring is required if the individual may get _____ of the recommended dose limit.

The best way for technologists to reduce occupational exposure is to follow the principals of _____. I. ALARA II. time and distance III. shielding

The tissue weighting factor has a higher value for tissues with more _____.

For nursing personnel present during mobile x-ray imaging,a personnel monitoring device is required _____.

The lowest occupational exposure of diagnostic x-ray personnel occurs during _____.

Dose limits are described as _____.

Occupational dose is described as _____.

Optically stimulated luminescent (OSL)monitors are superior to the thermoluminescent dosimeters in that they are _____.