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| first casualty of man made radiation |
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| Snook transformer was built in |
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| Coolidge tube was built in |
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| ___ and ___ decreased low energy radiation and decreased exposure time |
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Snook transformer
Coolidge Tube |
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| in 1931, the ___ was formed to formulate recommendations for radiation control |
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| Advisory Committee on Xray and Radium Protection |
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| recommended tolerance dose equal to ___ per day |
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| in 1946, the Advisory Committee on Xray and Radium Protection because the ______ |
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| National Committee on Radiation Protection (NCRP) |
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| the National Committee on Radiation Protection (NCRP) was reorganized and chartered by Congres in ___ |
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| in 1964, the National Committee on Radiation Protection (NCRP) was renamed to the ___ |
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| National Council on Radiation Protection and measurements |
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| To collect, analyze, develop, and disseminate in the public interest information and recommendations about protection against radiation |
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| The Charter of the Council (Public Law 88-376) |
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| the continuation of good radiation protection programs and practices which traditionally have been effective in keeping the average and individual exposures for monitored workers well below the limit |
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| ALARA as described by the NCRP in 1987 |
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| Charge the Administrator of the EPA to advise the Presient with respect to radiation matters directly or indirectly affecting health, including guidance for all Fed agencies on the formulation of radiation standards and in the establishment and execution of programs of cooperation with the staes |
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| Public Law 97-35 (Patient Consumer Radiation Health and Safety Act of 1981) |
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| purpose of Public Law 97-35 (Patient Consumer Radiation Health and Safety Act of 1981) |
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| proivde for the establishment of minimum standards by the federal government for the accredidation of education programs for persons who administer radiologic procedures and for the certification of such persons |
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| ensure that medical and dental radiologic procedures are consistent with rigorous safety precautions and standards |
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| Purpose of Public Law 97-35 (Patient Consumer Radiation Health and Safety Act of 1981) |
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| natural origins of radiation |
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Cosmic (increased elevation)
radioactive substances |
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| accounts for more than half of the exposure of the general public |
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| radioactive substances/ background exposure |
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| manmade sources of radiation |
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nuclear fallout
effluents from power plants
radioactive materials
medical and dental exposure |
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| accounts for 90% of the 18% of manmade radiation exposure |
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| medical and dental exposure |
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