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TermDefinition
1 c/kg 1 R
1 Gy 100 Rad
1 Sv 100 Rem
Natural Exposure 3 mSv
Manmade Exposure 3.3 mSv
TEDE Occupational 0.05 Sv
TEDE Public 0.001 Sv / 1 mSv
Annual Efd 50 mSv / 5 rem
OSL 1 mrem
TLD 5 mrem
Ring 10-20 mrem
Pocket Ionization Chamber 0-200 mR
Film Badge 10 mrem
Pregnant Whole Pregnancy 5 mSv
Pregnant per month 0.5 mSv
Lens of Eye 150 mSv/year
Skin/Thyroid/Extremities 500 mSv/year
Lifetime Efd 10 x age in mSv
KVP Accuracy 5%
Reproducability 5%
Reciprocity 10%
Linearity 10%
Occupational Risk 2.5% chance of fatal accident over entire career
Low LET xrays, gamma rays, beta particles
High LET alpha particles
Direct Effect from High LET regardless of O2; on DNA
Indirect Effect from Low LET, worse if O2 is present; hits water, makes free radicles
Target Theory DNA is the master molecule; cell will die if DNA is inactivated
LD 50/30 Dose 3-4 Gy
Death of entire population in 30 days dose 6 Gy
Hematopoietic Syndrome dose 1 - 10 Gy
GI Syndrome Dose 6 - 10 Gy
Central Nervous System Sydrome Dose 50 Gy
Japan Bombings most common illness Leukemia
Chernobyl most common illness Thyroid Cancer
Desquamation Dose 10 Gy Dry 15 Gy moist
Temporary Sterility Dose 2.5 Gy
Permanent Sterility Dose 5 - 6 Gy
Hematologic Depression 0.25 Gy
cataractogenesis dose 0.5 Gy
Leakage Radiation from 1 m does not exceed 1 mGy/hr
SID Indicator 2% of SID
Collimator 2% of SID
Radiodermatitis Dose 2Gy
Dose for spontaneous abortion in first 2 weeks 100 mGy
Genetically Significant Dose 0.2 mSv
No ABC 5 R/min = 50 mGy/min
With ABC 10 R/min = 100 mGy/min
HLCF 20 R/min = 200 mGy/min
Non-life saving event 50 mSv/event
life saving event 250 mSv/event
Doubling dose 1.56 Sv
Controlled area weekly dose 1000 microSv / 1mSv
Uncontrolled area weekly dose 20 microSv
Epilation Temporary 3 Gy
Epilation Permanent 7 Gy
Created by: hmarie94
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