1. Radiation Health Physics
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2. Find the cardinal principals at work in this picture.

3. Occupational Radiation Monitoring
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Thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLD)
Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dosimeters

4. Personal Radiation Monitors

5. Thermoluminescent Dosimetry

6. Optically Stimulated Luminescent Dosimeters

7. Monitoring Pregnant Technologist

8. Legal Dose Limits in the United States
Annual mSv/yr (5000 mrem/yr)
Lens of the eye mSv/yr (15 rem/yr
Other organs mSv/yr (50 rem/yr)
Cumulative whole-body 10 mSv (1000 mrem)×age
Pregnancy, entire 5 mSv (500 mrem)
Pregnancy, monthly 0.5 mSv (50 mrem)

9. What’s Next?
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