When performing a fixed radiographic procedure, to reduce the radiation exposure to the patient, the radiographer must use a minimum source-skin distance of at least:

While standing behind the control-booth barrier, a radiographer makes a radiographic exposure. The x-raysscattered from the patient’s body should:

As of 2016, the total annual EqD from natural sources of radiation was:

EfD describes which of the following?

What is the maximum period of time that a thermoluminescent dosimeter (TLD) may be worn?

Because _____ lose energy very quickly as they travel through matter, they are considered extremely harmful as an internal source of radiation.

A pregnant radiographer receives a radiation dose of 10 mSv while working in fluoroscopy, 2 mSv from radon in her home, and had several medical exposures during the year totaling 112 mSv. The total fetal dose is reported at 4 mSv. Her total occupational dose for the year is:

What two things does blood most strongly symbolize in the poem?

With regard to the cardinal principles of radiation protection, which is the most effective at reducing occupational exposure?

To reduce radiation exposure to the patient: reduce the amount of the x-ray “beam on” time use as much distance as warranted between the x-ray tube and patient shield the patient, when appropriate, per site protocol