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Dose limits for exposure to ionozing radiation

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Big Brother   The various advisory groups and regulatory agencies, usually referred to by abbreviations and acronyms  
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ICRP   International Commission on Radiological Protection -Provides international guidance & recommendations  
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NCRP   National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements -Forming and publishing reports  
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UNSCEAR   nited Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation -Research  
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NAS/NRC~BEIR   National Academy of Science/National Research Council Committee on the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation -Recommendations  
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NRC   Nuclear Regulatory Commission -Federal agency with enforcement power  
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Agreement states   enforces regulations  
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EPA   Environmental Protection Agency -Enforces regulations regarding the environment  
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FDA   Food and Drug Administration -Regulated the x-ray equipment manufacturing  
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OSHA   Occupational Safety and Health Administration -Monitoring agency in the work place  
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Radiation Safety Committee   Develops radiation safety program  
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Radiation Safety Officer   Oversees the daily operations --Generally a medical physicist, health physicist or radiologists  
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Radiation Safety Program   Mandated by the NRC  
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Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968   Public Law 90-602 -Protects the public from hazards of unnecessary radiation exposure  
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ALARA   1987 the NCRP principle  
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Standards for Diagnostic X-Ray Equipment (7)   PBLs, minimal permanent filtriation, reproductibility 5% or <, exposure linearity <.1%, Beam limitation on spot devices during fluoro, beam on indicators, manual back up times for AEC  
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Consumer-Patient Radiation Health and Safety Act of 1981   Federal legislation requiring minimal standards for the accreditation of educational programs fro persons who administer radiologic procedures and the certification of such persons; Individual states regulate the act -PA has no stature  
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NCRP Report # 116   Limitation of Exposure to Ionizing Radiation  
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Objectives of Radiation Protection #1   1.To prevent any clinically important nonstochastic (deterministic) effects by adhering to dose limits that are beneath the threshold levels  
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Objectives of Radiation Protection #2   To limit the risk of stochastic responses to a conservative level as weighted against societal needs, values, benefits acquired and economic considerations  
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Annual Occupational Effective Dose Limit   50mSv; 5rems  
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Cumulative Effective Dose (CumEfD) Limit   Lifetime dose should not exceed 10 times the occupationally exposed person’s age in years  
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Collective Effective Dose (ColEfD)   If 1,000 people were exposed to a low-dose of different sources of ionizing radiation and the average EfD is 0.5 mSv(50 mrem), the ColEfd is 500 person/mSv, or 0.5 person/sievert (50man/rem)  
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NCRP Report # 116, Occ Exposures, Effective dose   -Annual 50 mSv (5 rem) -Cumulative 10 mSv x age 1 rem x age  
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NCRP Report # 116, Occ Exposures (Equivalent dose annual limits for tissues & organs)   Lens of eye 150 mSv (15 rem) Skin, hands & Feet 500 mSv (50 rem)  
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NCRP 116 Public Exposure (EfD limit, continuous or frequent exposure)   1mSv, .1rem  
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NCRP 116 Public Exposure (EfD limit, infrequent exposure)   5mSv, .5rem  
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NCRP 116 Public Exposure (EfD for tissue and organs)   Lens of eye 15 mSv 1.5 rem Skin,etc. 50 mSv 5 rem  
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NCRP 116 Embro-fetus exposure   EqD limit Monthly 0.5 mSv 0.05 rem Entire gestation 5.0 mSv 0.50 rem  
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