PPT-Radiation Exposure, Effects

and Risk Anthony Waker Faculty of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science External Exposure The source is external to the body Types of Exposure CT Scanner A few to 10s of mSv per examination. Department of Risk Management and Safety. Machine Produced. Radiation Safety. Training. University of Notre Dame. Risk Management and Safety. Radiation Safety. Overview. Ionizing Radiation. Sources. Effects. PotPourri. Ray Copes, MD, MSc. Director, Environmental and Occupational Health. Public Health Ontario. Associate Professor, University of Toronto. Objectives. 1)Quick Review – The EMS. What sources contribute to population exposure to ionizing radiation? How many radiation agents have been reviewed by IARC and what are their ratings?. Fact . vs. Fiction. Disclosures. No financial disclosures for myself or family. No off label uses will be discussed. One exception: I am a radiologist. 25+ years selling . xrays. for a living. Mortgages and college tuition still to pay. RADIATION/MRI SAFETY. RADIATION SAFETY/PROTECTION. Medical diagnostic x-rays contribute more to the exposure of the population than do all other man-made sources of radiation. As an occupational radiation worker, you may be exposed to more radiation that the general public.. Team Members: Julie . Asiello. , Laura Banks, . Leah Carmichael, Christopher Hudson, Amy . Raught. . . Our mentors:. Adayabalam. S. . Balajee. , . PhD. and . Maria . Escalona. , MS, MLS, (ASCP). Beside shock blast and heat a nuclear bomb generates high intensity flux of radiation in form of -rays x-rays andneutrons as well as large abundances of short and long-lived radioactive nuclei which c RADIATION BIOLOGY . Types . of . Health. . Effects. Health effects of ionizing radiation on humans are classified into two major types:. 1- Prompt (short-term) . effects . that appear immediately . Nuclear. . radiation: . Arises from hundreds of different kinds of unstable atoms, created in nuclear reactions. .. Ionizing radiation: . Emitted as unstable items. , . which can damage living tissue. Submission to the BEIS meeting. London Sept 12. th. 2017 . Christopher Busby. Scientific Secretary. European Committee on Radiation Risk. 1117 Latvian Academy of Sciences, Riga. christo@greenaudit.org. STRATOSPHERIC OZONE DEPLETION. CLIMATE EFFECTS AND FEEDBACKS. OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES. 36. th. Open-ended Working Group of . the Parties to the. United Nations Montreal Protocol. 20-24 July 2015. Different imaging modalities. This training presentation covers the following imaging modalities involving X-rays:. Radiography. Fluoroscopy (under-table and C-arm). Computed Tomography (CT). Intraoral Dental. Bálint Vecsei dr.. Principles. of . radiation. . protection. , . dose. . limits. http://www.kernenergie.de. radioaktivität. . röntgenstrahlen. und . gesundheit. Radiation. is . indispensable. X-rays. X-rays are a type of ionizing electromagnetic radiation.. X-rays are a valuable tool, but there are associated health risks.. These risks can be minimized by adhering to certain principles and practices as explained in this presentation. . RADIATION BIOLOGY . Types . of . Health. . Effects. Health effects of ionizing radiation on humans are classified into two major types:. 1- Prompt (short-term) . effects . that appear immediately .