RADIATION SAFETY EXAM Q&A
Annual occupation dose Whole body - Answer-TEDE - 50 mSv or 5 rem
Annual Occ Dose- Internal Organs - Answer-TODE- 500 mSv (59 rem)
Annual Occ Dose - Lense of Eye - Answer-LDE- 150 mSv. (15 rem)
Annual Occ Dose - whole body skin - Answer-SDE- 500 mSv. (50 rem)
Annual Occ Dose - Extremities - Answer-DE - 500 mSv. (50 rem)
Annual Occ Dose - Cumulative - Answer-(10 mSv)(age). (1 rem)(age)
Annual Occ Dose - minors - Answer-10% of adult dose also = to public dose limit
Occu Dose of Fetus - Answer-0.5 rem/ 9 months; not exceed 50 mrem/month
Public dose limit Whole body - Answer-TEDE - 1 mSv/ yr (100 mrem)
Dose in unrestricted areas - Answer-Not exceed 2 mrem/hr
Female of CBA - schedule procedures - Answer-Do within 10 days of last mens (LMS)
Posting of violations NRC - Answer-Within 2 days for 5 days
Time to report an incident to the NrC - Answer-24 hrs of discovery
Incidents requiring notification - Answer-Pt received w/i 24 hr: TEDE exceeding 5 rems
(0.05 Sv); lens dose exceeding 15 rems (0.15 Sv); Shallow dose to skin extremities
exceeding 50 rem (0.5 Sv); Release of rad materials that could give excess of 1 annual
dose
Unrestricted areas of radiation - Answer-Background
Restricted area designations - Answer-Radiation Area;
High Radiation Area;
Very highly radiation Ares
Radiation Area - levels - Answer-Greater than 5 mrem but less than 100 mrem/ for at 30
cm from the source
High Radiation Area - levels - Answer-Greater than 100 mrem/ hr but less than 500 rads
-(rad Tx)
Annual occupation dose Whole body - Answer-TEDE - 50 mSv or 5 rem
Annual Occ Dose- Internal Organs - Answer-TODE- 500 mSv (59 rem)
Annual Occ Dose - Lense of Eye - Answer-LDE- 150 mSv. (15 rem)
Annual Occ Dose - whole body skin - Answer-SDE- 500 mSv. (50 rem)
Annual Occ Dose - Extremities - Answer-DE - 500 mSv. (50 rem)
Annual Occ Dose - Cumulative - Answer-(10 mSv)(age). (1 rem)(age)
Annual Occ Dose - minors - Answer-10% of adult dose also = to public dose limit
Occu Dose of Fetus - Answer-0.5 rem/ 9 months; not exceed 50 mrem/month
Public dose limit Whole body - Answer-TEDE - 1 mSv/ yr (100 mrem)
Dose in unrestricted areas - Answer-Not exceed 2 mrem/hr
Female of CBA - schedule procedures - Answer-Do within 10 days of last mens (LMS)
Posting of violations NRC - Answer-Within 2 days for 5 days
Time to report an incident to the NrC - Answer-24 hrs of discovery
Incidents requiring notification - Answer-Pt received w/i 24 hr: TEDE exceeding 5 rems
(0.05 Sv); lens dose exceeding 15 rems (0.15 Sv); Shallow dose to skin extremities
exceeding 50 rem (0.5 Sv); Release of rad materials that could give excess of 1 annual
dose
Unrestricted areas of radiation - Answer-Background
Restricted area designations - Answer-Radiation Area;
High Radiation Area;
Very highly radiation Ares
Radiation Area - levels - Answer-Greater than 5 mrem but less than 100 mrem/ for at 30
cm from the source
High Radiation Area - levels - Answer-Greater than 100 mrem/ hr but less than 500 rads
-(rad Tx)
