Olympic Health Physics

The majority of the operators radiation dose come from scatter radiation from the patient.

ALARA is an acronym that stands for 

The operator receives the most radiation when standing

The presence of an air gap between the patient and the image intensifier indicates

Putting your hands in the primary X-Ray beam can result in ___________ the radiation dose compared to the scatter radiation dose.

An effective way to protect ourselves from radiation is to use

If you double your distance from the patient, your radiation dose will __________ by a factor of 4.

Examples of effective shielding include all of the following EXCEPT 

Lead should fit comfortably and be free of defects.

When wearing a dosimeter, you should