dose limits for radiation exposure
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| Dose limit for pregnant technologist: |
0.5 mSv/mo |
| Define major organogenesis. |
Time from 2nd week to 10th week of pregnancy. |
| General population dose limit is: |
5 mSv/yr (500 mrem/yr) |
| Occupational exposure dose limit: |
50 mSv (5000 mrem)/yr |
| Lens of eye dose limit |
150 mSv(15 rem) |
| Hands and feet dose limit |
500 mSv (50 rem) |
| Education and training exposure: |
1 mSv (100 mrem) |
| Which cells are most radiosensitive? |
Lymphocytes, spermatogonia, erythroblasts |
| Which cells are moderately radiosensitive? |
Osteoblasts, spermatids, fibroblasts |
| Which cells have low radiosensitivity? |
Muscle and nerve cells |
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