Ch 13 Fluoro Personnel Monitoring

Can humans physically detect ionizing radiation as it passes through their body?

No.
Personnel radiation monitors are used to...

Verify that monitored individuals receive less than the maximum permissible dose equivalent.
Personnel monitoring equipment must be worn by an x-ray operator...

Only when on the job
Ideally, personnel monitoring devices should...
- Provide a legal record of personnel exposure
- Record how much ionizing radiation one has been exposed to
- Measure the quantity of exposure over a specified period of time
- Provide information about the type and energy of the incident radiation.
The actual exposure an individual receives is _____ compared to the amount recorded by a personnel monitoring device.

May be many times greater
Unless specifically

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Card Set

Ch 13 Fluoro Personnel Monitoring

Description

fluoro personnel monitoring

Updated

2016-10-13T05:59:28Z

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