PPT-Radiation safety and CT dose

PARM AUTUMN SYMPOSIUM October 6 amp 7 2011 Margaret Peggy Blackwood MS DABR System Director Radiation Physics Radiation Safety Officer West Penn Allegheny Health System Radiation safetyweve come a long way. internal emitter iodine radium strontium tritium cesium absorbed dose rate kg MeV MeV brPage 4br Health effects depend on how radiation interacts w th bio ogical material at the microscopic level Radiation delivers energy in small pa ckets not unifo Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response. Jeffrey B. Nemhauser, MD. Deputy Associate Director for Science. Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response. USERS OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL . Radiation Safety Office. Environmental Health and Safety Division. Course Content. Radiation Safety. Radiation Dose Limits and Dosimetry . Postings for Laboratories Using Radioactive . Protection Safety Culture in the UKRick Hallard CRadP MSRPHallard Associates LtdrchallardgmailcomIntroductionThe most effective way to improve safety in an organisation is to embed safety into its cu X-RAY SAFETY TRAINING:. The Safe Use of Fluoroscopy. Safety information required for persons who work with or near the fluoroscopy unit in Animal Care. Why Training?. “Rules and Regulations for Radiation Control” Title B (X-rays). Enforced by SC Department of Health & Environmental Control (SC DHEC)- 4.12.22- Operator Requirements for veterinary X-ray. . What are they? . exposure … contamination. Are they the same?. Radioactivity. Spontaneous emission of radiation from the nucleus of an unstable isotope. Disintegration Decay. Demonstrate Decontamination. . Objectives. . Regulations. Basic Dosimetry. Radiation Effects. Factors . that affect patient and staff radiation dose. How . to reduce radiation dose to patients and staff. Learn . about magnification, filtration, collimation and pulse . Overview of Issue:. Exposure types . Short-term high-dose. Long-term low-dose. Invisible, odorless colorless; most exposures undetectable. Lab users must understand radiation safety issues and pass an exam to use lab. Office of Radiation Safety. I’m pregnant, what happens next?. 2. You will be provided with a copy of the regulatory guide NRC 8.13. You will be ask whether you would like to declare your pregnancy by completing the declaration of pregnancy form.. The cell life cycle The cell cycle G0 = Cell is resting G1 = RNA and proteins are made S = DNA is made G2 = Apparatus for mitosis is built M = Mitosis (the cell divides into 2 cells) G0 phase (restin . Utilizing Fluoroscopy Equipment. Overview. ALARA (As Low as Reasonably Achievable). Image Wisely, Image Gently, Step-Lightly. Biological . effects of radiation exposure. Minimizing . radiation exposures to patients and staff. Example: Snapshots of Current Yearly Doses at Earth and Mars. Note: Exceeding 1-yr Free Space Dose Limits at Earth and Moon for < 1 g/cm. 2. Al Shielding. See more . at . http://prediccs.sr.unh.edu. INTRODUCTION . Radiation is energy that moves through space or matter at a very high speed. This energy can be in the form of . particles. , e.g. alpha or beta particles, which are emitted from radioactive materials, or . Cascade Surgery Center. About the Course . X-ray Radiation Safety. . X. -ray radiation safety training is mandatory for radiation workers to comply with State Regulatory . requirements. . Individuals requiring this training .