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Industrial Radiography Radiation Safety Personnel
IRRSP EXAM latest 2025 (brand new!)
ALARA - ...ANSWER...✓✓As Low As Reasonably
Achievable
Permissible annual whole body dose of radiation for a
radiation worker - ...ANSWER...✓✓5 rem
High Radiation Area - ...ANSWER...✓✓Any area,
accessible to individuals, in which there exist radiation
levels such that a major portion of the body could receive
in any one hour, a dose in excess of 100 millirems.
Maximum allowable dose rate at the surface of a
radiographic exposure device - ...ANSWER...✓✓100
mrem/hr
Calibration frequency for the figure on the right -
...ANSWER...✓✓annually
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Minimum number of qualified radiation workers at
temporary jobsites - ...ANSWER...✓✓either 1 or 2
Acute Illness - ...ANSWER...✓✓Sudden illness and
expected to recover
Chronic illness - ...ANSWER...✓✓On-going illness with no
cure (arthritis)
Terminal Illness - ...ANSWER...✓✓Will not recover (AD &
COPD)
ALR - ...ANSWER...✓✓Assisted living residence
DON - ...ANSWER...✓✓Director of nursing
LVN - ...ANSWER...✓✓Licensed vocational nurse
HMO - ...ANSWER...✓✓Health maintenance organization
SNF - ...ANSWER...✓✓Skilled nursing facility
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RN - ...ANSWER...✓✓Registered nurse
LPN - ...ANSWER...✓✓Licensed practical nurse
PPO - ...ANSWER...✓✓Preferred provider organization
A&O x0 - ...ANSWER...✓✓Awake but not aware of anything
A&O x1 - ...ANSWER...✓✓Aware of them self
A&O x2 - ...ANSWER...✓✓Aware of self and place
A&O x3 - ...ANSWER...✓✓Aware of self, place, date, time
A&O x4 - ...ANSWER...✓✓Aware of self, place, date, time,
events
Respite care - ...ANSWER...✓✓resident cared for at home
gets taken to nursing home while family is away
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Physical therapist - ...ANSWER...✓✓Helps restore
function
Occupational therapist - ...ANSWER...✓✓Helps return
person to their ADL's
Medicare - ...ANSWER...✓✓Federal health insurance for
people over 65
Medicaid - ...ANSWER...✓✓Sponsored by federal gov't and
run by state
OBRA - ...ANSWER...✓✓Omnibus reconciliation act of 1987
residents informed of their rights orally or written
Representative - ...ANSWER...✓✓Able to act on persons
behalf if he/she cannot do so
Ombudsman - ...ANSWER...✓✓Helps residents voice a
grievance
Industrial Radiography Radiation Safety Personnel
IRRSP EXAM latest 2025 (brand new!)
ALARA - ...ANSWER...✓✓As Low As Reasonably
Achievable
Permissible annual whole body dose of radiation for a
radiation worker - ...ANSWER...✓✓5 rem
High Radiation Area - ...ANSWER...✓✓Any area,
accessible to individuals, in which there exist radiation
levels such that a major portion of the body could receive
in any one hour, a dose in excess of 100 millirems.
Maximum allowable dose rate at the surface of a
radiographic exposure device - ...ANSWER...✓✓100
mrem/hr
Calibration frequency for the figure on the right -
...ANSWER...✓✓annually
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Minimum number of qualified radiation workers at
temporary jobsites - ...ANSWER...✓✓either 1 or 2
Acute Illness - ...ANSWER...✓✓Sudden illness and
expected to recover
Chronic illness - ...ANSWER...✓✓On-going illness with no
cure (arthritis)
Terminal Illness - ...ANSWER...✓✓Will not recover (AD &
COPD)
ALR - ...ANSWER...✓✓Assisted living residence
DON - ...ANSWER...✓✓Director of nursing
LVN - ...ANSWER...✓✓Licensed vocational nurse
HMO - ...ANSWER...✓✓Health maintenance organization
SNF - ...ANSWER...✓✓Skilled nursing facility
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RN - ...ANSWER...✓✓Registered nurse
LPN - ...ANSWER...✓✓Licensed practical nurse
PPO - ...ANSWER...✓✓Preferred provider organization
A&O x0 - ...ANSWER...✓✓Awake but not aware of anything
A&O x1 - ...ANSWER...✓✓Aware of them self
A&O x2 - ...ANSWER...✓✓Aware of self and place
A&O x3 - ...ANSWER...✓✓Aware of self, place, date, time
A&O x4 - ...ANSWER...✓✓Aware of self, place, date, time,
events
Respite care - ...ANSWER...✓✓resident cared for at home
gets taken to nursing home while family is away
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Physical therapist - ...ANSWER...✓✓Helps restore
function
Occupational therapist - ...ANSWER...✓✓Helps return
person to their ADL's
Medicare - ...ANSWER...✓✓Federal health insurance for
people over 65
Medicaid - ...ANSWER...✓✓Sponsored by federal gov't and
run by state
OBRA - ...ANSWER...✓✓Omnibus reconciliation act of 1987
residents informed of their rights orally or written
Representative - ...ANSWER...✓✓Able to act on persons
behalf if he/she cannot do so
Ombudsman - ...ANSWER...✓✓Helps residents voice a
grievance
