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Elsevier items and derived items © 2009 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. 1 Chapter 10, (7 th ed) Dose Limits for Exposure to Ionizing Radiation
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Elsevier items and derived items © 2009 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. 2
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3 United States Reg. Agencies NRC Agreement States EPAFDAOSHA
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Elsevier items and derived items © 2009 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. 4 Hospital Oversight Radiation Safety committee Radiation Safety Officer
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Elsevier items and derived items © 2009 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. 5 ALARA
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Elsevier items and derived items © 2009 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. 6 This is what RTs agree on!!
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Elsevier items and derived items © 2009 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. 7 Consumer-Patient Radiation Health & safety Act of 1981 Implemented in 1994 5 Rems for rad. Workers ALARA must be implemented .1 Rems for General population Stochastic & NonS. Effects measured Declaration of PG. by Rts.
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Elsevier items and derived items © 2009 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. 8
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9 Annual Occupational dose Limit 5 REM Cumulative Effective dose Limit 1 x age Pregnant Radiation worker .5 Rem per gestation
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Elsevier items and derived items © 2009 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. 10 What is Radiation Hormesis? If it were only true????
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Elsevier items and derived items © 2009 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. 11
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Elsevier items and derived items © 2009 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. 12 End chapter 10, (7 th ed)
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