Engineered Radiation Safety

Introduction

• Introduction to Radiation Safety
• X-Radiation
• Gamma Radiation
• Health Concerns

Radiation Theory

• Nature of Radiation
• Sources of High Energy Radiation
• Production of Radiation for Industrial Radiography
• Radioactive Decay and Half-Life
• Energy, Activity, Intensity, and Exposure
• Interaction of Electromagnetic Radiation and Matter
• Ionization and Cell Damage
• Cell Radiosensitivity
• Measures Relative to the Biological Effect of Radiation Exposure

Biological Effects

• Biological Effects
• Stochastic Effects
• Cancer
• Leukemia
• Genetic Effects
• Cataracts
• Nonstochastic (Acute) Effects
• Exposure Symptoms

Safe Use of Radiation

• The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Code of Federal Regulations
• Exposure Limits
• Controlling Radiation Exposure
• Time-Dose Calculation
• Distance-Intensity Calculation
• Half-Value Layer (Shielding)
• Safety Controls
• Responsibilities
• Procedures
• Survey Technique

Radiation Safety Equipment

• Radiation Detectors
• Survey Meters
• Pocket Dosimeter
• Audible Alarm Rate Meters
• Film Badges
• Thermoluminescent Dosimeter
• Radiation Safety Videos
• References