Radiation Protection and Safety Standards

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What is the main goal of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP)?

To provide recommendations for radiation protection principles and practices (correct)

To establish safety standards for radiation protection

To conduct research on radiation effects

To develop policies for radiological protection

What is the purpose of the International Basic Safety Standards for Protection against Ionizing Radiation and for the Safety of Radiation Sources?

To establish laws for radiation protection

To set limits for radiation exposure

To provide guidelines for radiation protection practices

To provide recommendations for radiation safety standards (correct)

What is the role of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR)?

To provide recommendations for radiation protection principles and practices

To assess the effects of atomic radiation (correct)

To conduct research on radiation effects

To establish safety standards for radiation protection

What is the purpose of the IAEA's hierarchy of safety standards?

To specify obligations and responsibilities for radiation protection Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of the IAEA's Regulatory style standards?

To specify obligations and responsibilities for radiation protection Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of the IAEA's training material on radiation protection in diagnostic and interventional radiology?

To educate radiographers on radiation protection principles and practices Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary aim of radiation protection according to the ICRP?

To achieve an appropriate level of protection against exposure without unduly limiting the desirable actions associated with such an exposure Signup and view all the answers

What is the main objective of radiation protection in relation to stochastic effects?

To reduce the risk of stochastic effects to an acceptable level Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of keeping doses below thresholds for certain tissues in radiation protection?

To prevent deterministic effects (tissue reactions) Signup and view all the answers

What is the IAEA's role in radiation protection?

To provide technical assistance to Member States Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the IAEA's International System of Radiation Protection?

To provide a framework for radiation protection standards and recommendations Signup and view all the answers

What is the ICRP 103?

A current standard for radiation protection Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of radiation detriment according to the ICRP?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What is the acceptable risk defined by the British Royal Society study group?

1 in 100 Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of effective dose in radiation protection?

To assess the risk of radiation detriment from stochastic effects Signup and view all the answers

What is the annual dose limit for occupational exposure?

20 mSv Signup and view all the answers

What is the category of exposure that includes patients and carers?

Medical exposure Signup and view all the answers

What is the principle of radiation protection that aims to minimize exposure?

Optimization Signup and view all the answers

What is the category of exposure that applies to workers in radiation-related occupations?

Occupational exposure Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of justification in medical exposures?

To ensure that the benefit of the procedure outweighs the radiation harm Signup and view all the answers

What is the ICRP principle that restricts the normal exposure of individuals?

Dose limitation Signup and view all the answers

What is the revised approach to justification in medical exposures, according to the ICRP?

A more complex approach Signup and view all the answers