Radiation Hazards & Radiation Protection |
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| Chapter 1- | Radiation protection-
Principles, history & development- National & international agencies, AERB, BARC, ICRP, WHO, IAEA and their role. Equivalent dose- effective dose Sievert- rem. Sources of radiation-natural man made & internal exposures |
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| Chapter 2- | Biological effects of radiation
Effects on cell-stochastic & deterministic effects-radiation risk-tissues at risk-genetic, somatic& fetus risk-risk at other industries. Does equivalent limits philosophy-ICRP (60) AERB guidelines |
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Must Know
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| Chapter 3- | Planning of radiation installation-protection primary & secondary radiation
Leakage and scattered radiation. Concepts of workload use factor occupancy factor & distance. Barrier design barrier materials-concrete, brick & lead. Primary & secondary barrier design calculations. Design of doors. Control of radiation-effects of time distance and shielding |
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| Chapter 4- | Personnel monitoring systems
Principle and objective-film badge: guidelines for use thermo luminescent dosimeter badge-pocket dosimeter. Area monitoring and radiation survey Practical use of survey meter, zone monitors and phantoms. Survey in x-ray, fluoroscopy and CT scan units |
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Must Know |
| Chapter 5- | AERB safety code and ethics
Built in safety specifications for diagnostic x-ray, fluoroscopy and CT units, Specifications for radiation protection devices-room layout. Operational safety-Radiation protection programme- Personnel requirements and responsibilities-regulatory controls |
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Desirable to Know
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| Chapter 6- | Patient protection-Safe work practice in diagnostic radiology
Radiation absorbed dose from general dental fluoroscopy x-ray and CT examinations-X-ray examinations during pregnancy x-ray examinations associated with illness, not associated with illness-medico-legal or insurance purpose x-ray examination-medical research x-ray avoidance of unnecessary radiation dose |
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Desirable to Know
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| Chapter 7- | Radiation emergencies- situation handling
Safety and prevention-legal requirements recent developments in radiation safety related topics |
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Desirable to Know
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REFERENCES :
Syllabus Books
B D Chaurasiya’s Textbook of Human Anatomy
A K Jain’s Textbook of Physiology
Christensen’s Physics of Diagnostic Radiology
Clark’s Positioning in Radiography, Stewart Whitley & Charles Sloane
Reference Books & Readings
- Patient Care in Radiography, Ruth Ann Ehrlich, Mosby
- Chapman’s Guide to Radiological Procedures