1. By Anton Freyer Assigned 12/06/16-due 12/16/16
Nuclear Safety
By Anton Freyer
Assigned 12/06/16-due 12/16/16

2. Topics Basic principles of nuclear safety Nuclear safety in hospitals
Distance
Time
Shielding
Nuclear safety in hospitals
Safety in nuclear power plants
Radiation around us and how to minimize it

3. Basic principles of nuclear safety
There are three ways to minimize radiation for the human body

4. Distance
It is effective to build the buildings with the radiation emmitting machines as far away from the rest of the hospital as possible.

5. Time Staff should spend as little time as possible near the machines
The less time the machines run, the less radiation they emit
The less therapies a patient has to do, the less time he spents in those machines--> less exposure of radiation

6. Shielding
Different kinds of radiation need different kinds of shielding
Plexiglas can provide enough safety for a lot of the uses of radiation, especially in hospitals
Shielding can also be special kinds of clothes for staff

7. Safety in nuclear power plants

8. Radiation safety in hospitals
All employees of hospitals that are in contact with radiation-emitting machines are required to do a safety course
Shielding is another good way to minimize exposure -> not just the rooms with the machines but also the clothes for the staff( goggles)
The most important thing to limit radiation exposure is, to keep the doses for the patient as small as possible,because:
The radiation can scatter from the patianet
Of course it is safer for the patient, too

9. Radon is the biggest source of radiation around us
Manmade sources like medical x-rays are 18%
The other 82% come from natural sources
Go to nrc/radiation/around-us/calculator.cfm to calculate your annual dose of radiation

10. Minimizing radiation dose
As little traveling by plane as possible
Living close to sea level
Making radon tests in your house
Keeping exposure through medicalprocedures as low as possible
No smoking of tobacco

11. Sources
Website: NRC; Article: minimize your exposure; Date accessed: December 18, 2016
Website: NRC; Article: personal annual radiation dose calculation; Date accessed: December 18, 2016
Website: Youtube; Article: Nucler Reactor Safety; Publisher: Youtube; electronically published: February 23, 2015; Date accessed: December 18, 2016; Author:cstmweb
Website: Kimberly Snyder; Article: How to reduce radiation exposure (and why you should); Electronically published: june 19, 2015; Date accessed: December 18, 2016
Website:The Importance of Radiation Safety for Healthcare Workers as Well as Patients | Cath Lab Digest;Article:The Importance of Radiation Safety for Healthcare Workers as Well as Patients;Date accessed: December 18, 2016