Exam 40: Occupational Radiation Dose Management

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

Occupational dose is described as _________________.

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

Personnel working in interventional radiography should be provided with ______________________.

The dose limit for a technologist during pregnancy is __________________.

The dose limit to the general public is _________________.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The dose limit to the extremities is ______________________.

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

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

Dose limits are described as _______________________.

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

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

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