Alberta Act And Regulations

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What is included in occupational exposure (Alberta act and regulations)

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- scatter and leakage radiation from working with x-ray equipment

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how long should dosimetry records be kept, as a provincial standard

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5 years

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when are people under 18 allowed to access x-ray equipment

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when they are students and x-ray is part of their course and they're supervised

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who is responsible to provide personal radiation monitors to those occupationally exposed

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the employer

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registration certificates

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- specified for each x-ray unit

- specified time only

- at the Director of the Radiation Health and Advisory Committee's discretion

- must be posted at site or workers notified

- can be suspended by RHAC

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what annual limit for whole body of radiation workers is used provincially

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50mSv, but we will use 20mSv

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what limit for the abdomen of pregnant radiation for the remainder of the pregnancy workers is used provincially

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2mSv, we will use 4mSv

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which regulation prevails in cases of confict

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alberta provincial act and regulation

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which should be adhered to in cases of conflict

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occupational health and safety act

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what right does an employee have if he/she thinks that the radiation equipment used isn't safe

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employee doesn't have to use that stuff

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what can happen to the registration certificate of an x-ray unit if the unit is used disregarding restrictions placed upon it by the radiation health advisory committee?

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certificate can be suspended

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how long does a person have to appeal closure or suspension of a registration certificate

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30 days

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how long from an incident may prosecution occur

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2 years

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equipment requirements for CT

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irradiation control. visual indications, emergency termination, focal spot to skin distance, x-ray beam quality, preview image, light field, motion of patient support

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CR imaging plates should have _ visual inspection and _ cleaning following manufacturer recommendation

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weekly, monthly

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DRL

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diagnostic reference levels

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DRLs are determined with

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standard patient sizes

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DRL usefulness

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large individual doses may be decreased

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fluoro focal spot to skin distance minimums

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38cm for stationary, 30cm for mobile, 20cm for special applications

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_ and _ radiography gives largest man-made radiation dose to population (905)

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dental, medical

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reduce dose by (2)

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reduce number of images taken and number of people x-rayed

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reducing patient dose

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effective communication, proper positioning, immobilization, distance, collimation, time of exposure

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MMD

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mean marrow dose

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MMD measures _, not _

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dose, effect

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MMD is a _ index

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somatic

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GSD is a _ index

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genetic

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ESE

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higher than absorbed dose

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calculating ESE

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mR/mAs

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three principle ways to specify patient dose

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GSD, MMD, ESE

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equal or less than 5mm diameter circle lead sheilding for

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thyroid or gonad area

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at 100 kv, lead drapes must have _ lead eq

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0.25mm

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at 100kc, bucky slot cover must have _ lead eq

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0.5

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fluoroscopy uses _ _ and _ _ techniques to reduce dose to patient up to 25-50%

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pulsed beam and image hold

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requirements and recommendations for operation of radiographic equipment

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-operator should stay within shielded control

- must wear protective clothing if staying in room

- must have clear view/communication

- must not hand hold cassette during exposure

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operator must stand out of _ _ at least _ away from mobile tube

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primary beam, 3m

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mobiles should only be used if

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patient cannot come to room

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what makes informed consent valid

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patient must fully understand the procedure with an explanation of the procedure including the risks and benefits

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who must all incidents be reported to

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supervisor and the incident report must be sent to risk management program to look or changes needed to improve safety

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what is the ethical guidlines for a technologist

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ACMDTT and CAMRT code of ethics

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what are the 5 criteria of the canadian health care act

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administration, comprehensiveness, universality, portability, accessibility

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CHA

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canadian health act

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what is the main reason why patient charts are required

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provide data about the patients progress and status to other healthcare professionals

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who is ultimately responsible for the radaition safety of the facility

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the owner

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main role of responsible user

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monitor and manage the radiation safety program of the facility

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responsible user roles

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personnel requirements, equipment performance and safety procedures and to communicate program info with the appropriate staff

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owner roles

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ensure that the equipment and the facilities in whcih such equipment is installed and used meet all applicable radiation safety standards, and that a radiation safety program is developed, implemented and maintained for the facility

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responsible user roles

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possess qualifications for operating the equipement required by any applicable federal, provincial, or territorial regulations or statutes and be certified according to a recognized standard

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responsible user roles

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acquire re-qualifications or refresher training according to any applicable federal, prvbincial, or territorial regulations or statues and according to a recognized standard

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responsible user roles

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ensure that the x-ray equipment, image processing equipment, and auxiliary equipment function correctly and are mainatined properly by implementing and maintaining an effective imaging quality assurance program

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goal of radiation protection in radiography

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limit human exposure to ionizing radiation so that the benefits outweigh the risks to decrease chance of somatic and genetic effects

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goals of radiation protection in radiography

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to PREVENT non-stochastic (threshold) effects and to LIMIT stochastic (non-threshold) effects

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MPD

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max permissible dose

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MPD whole body rad worker

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20mSv

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MPD whole body public

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1mSv

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MPD lens of eye rad worker

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150mSv

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MPD lens of eye public

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15mSv

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MPD skin/hands/all other organs for rad worker

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500mSv

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MPD skin/hands/all other organs for public

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50mSv

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if personal radiation badge is accidentally exposed when not worn, tell _

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RSO

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medical physicist/rso acts as advisor on radiation protection during (3)

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initial stages of construction, installation of equipment, equipment operations

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the radiation safety specialist who manages a facility's radiation protection program

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medical physicist/rso

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referring physician/practirioner

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is a person authorized to prescribe x-ray prcedures

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information system specialist

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is a person trained and experienced in maintenance and QC of information technology software and hardware

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operators must not hand hold _ during exposure

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cassettes

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_ gives more radiation than radiography

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fluoroscopy

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operators working with fluoro must monitor

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tube current and voltage

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pulsed beam and image hold techniques for fluoro reduces patient dose by

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up to 25-50%