RADIATION SAFETY EXAM QUESTIONS AND
100% CORRECT ANSWERS / GRADED A+ /
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Terrestrial radiation
- answer-Natural background radiation that results from the presence of naturally
occurring radioactivity in the soil and earth
Cosmic radiation
- answer-Natural background radiation that results from the interaction of particles
originating in outer space with the earth's atmosphere
Internal Radioactivity
- answer-Natural background radiation due to naturally occurring radionuclides
that have been deposited in the human body via either ingestion or inhalation
300 millirem
- answer-Average annual effective dose equivalent in the US (200 millirem
attributed to radon gas)
Medical radiation
- answer-average per capita effective radiation dose equivalent is approximately 53
millirem per year
Department of Transport
- answer-DOT
Occupational safety and Health Administration
- answer-OSHA
Environmental Protection Agency
- answer-EPA
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- answer-NRC
, International Commission on Radiological Protection
- answer-ICRP
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
- answer-NCRP
DOT, OSHA, EPA, NRC, ICRP, NCRP
- answer-Agencies responsible for radiation safety and control
5 rems per year
- answer-Occupational Dose Limit for effective dose equivalent
15 rems per year
- answer-Occupational Dose Limit for Lens of the eyes
50 rems per year
- answer-Occupational Dose limit for any organ or tissue
.5 rem per gestation period
- answer-Occupational dose limit for embryo/fetus of a declared pregnancy
.1 rem per year
- answer-General Public dose limit for effective dose equivalent
NCRP recommends that the EDE due to work-related exposure not exceed the
worker's age in years
- answer-Additional guidelines of NCRP
As low as reasonably achievable
- answer-ALARA acronym
Maintain radiation doses to personnel in medical institutions to 10% or less of the
federal limits of occupational exposure
- answer-ALARA implementation
Personnel Dosimeters
- answer-devices worn by individuals exposed to ionizing radiation to evaluate and
document their cumulative external radiation doses
100% CORRECT ANSWERS / GRADED A+ /
GUARANTEED PASS!!
Terrestrial radiation
- answer-Natural background radiation that results from the presence of naturally
occurring radioactivity in the soil and earth
Cosmic radiation
- answer-Natural background radiation that results from the interaction of particles
originating in outer space with the earth's atmosphere
Internal Radioactivity
- answer-Natural background radiation due to naturally occurring radionuclides
that have been deposited in the human body via either ingestion or inhalation
300 millirem
- answer-Average annual effective dose equivalent in the US (200 millirem
attributed to radon gas)
Medical radiation
- answer-average per capita effective radiation dose equivalent is approximately 53
millirem per year
Department of Transport
- answer-DOT
Occupational safety and Health Administration
- answer-OSHA
Environmental Protection Agency
- answer-EPA
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- answer-NRC
, International Commission on Radiological Protection
- answer-ICRP
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
- answer-NCRP
DOT, OSHA, EPA, NRC, ICRP, NCRP
- answer-Agencies responsible for radiation safety and control
5 rems per year
- answer-Occupational Dose Limit for effective dose equivalent
15 rems per year
- answer-Occupational Dose Limit for Lens of the eyes
50 rems per year
- answer-Occupational Dose limit for any organ or tissue
.5 rem per gestation period
- answer-Occupational dose limit for embryo/fetus of a declared pregnancy
.1 rem per year
- answer-General Public dose limit for effective dose equivalent
NCRP recommends that the EDE due to work-related exposure not exceed the
worker's age in years
- answer-Additional guidelines of NCRP
As low as reasonably achievable
- answer-ALARA acronym
Maintain radiation doses to personnel in medical institutions to 10% or less of the
federal limits of occupational exposure
- answer-ALARA implementation
Personnel Dosimeters
- answer-devices worn by individuals exposed to ionizing radiation to evaluate and
document their cumulative external radiation doses
