Bio 246 ch 4-5

Machine used to measure precise amounts of radiation

• Themoluminescent ring dosimeter

• Optically stimulated luminescence dosimeter

• Direct ion storage dosimeter

• Free air ionization chamber

Important factors of absorbed dose depends on?

• Atomic number

• Mass density of tissue

• Energy of the photon

• The air kerma over the exposed patient’s surface

Both weighted tissue and weighted radiation values are used in determining the?

• Absorbed dose

• Effective Dose

• Equivalent dose

• Air kerma dose

Which two measurements are used to determine occupational exposure doses?

• Equivalent dose

• Collective dose

• Total effective dose equivalent

• Absorbed dose

Which personal dosimeter can produce immediate results?

• TLD ring badge

• OSL

• DIS

• EfD