CHAFFEE exam 3 PT.1 (kms)

Question 1

what is the effective dose limiting system?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 2

EPA is responsible for

Accepted Answer

overseeing environmental radiation control/ monitors environment for rad.

Question 3

OSHA monitors workplace radiation exposure

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

ICRP stands for...

Accepted Answer

International Commission on Radiation Protection

Question 5

who is responsible for regulating the design/manufacturer of electronic products (including x-ray equipment)

Accepted Answer

FDA (U.S. food and drug administration)

Question 6

to define what dose is ALARA, the US uses investigation levels that are how much lower than applicable reg. standards?

Accepted Answer

1/10-3/10 of regulatory limits

Question 7

CDRH stands for Center for Devices and Radiologic Health

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

RSC stands for Radiation Safety Committee

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

what is the NRC's MAIN responsibility if it does not regulate nor inspect x-ray facilities?

Accepted Answer

controls atomic energy, radioactive waste, and regulates materials (NARM)

Question 10

HHS stands for Health and Human Services

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

UNSCEAR stands for...

Accepted Answer

United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation

Question 12

NAS/NRC stands for...

Accepted Answer

National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council

Question 13

UNSCEAR is responsible for...

Accepted Answer

evaluating human and environmental radiation exposure/ makes risks tests

Question 14

What is the ICRP responsible for?

Accepted Answer

evaluates biological effects/provides radiation protection guidance ~public

Question 15

the HHS oversees the consumer-patient radiation health and safety act of 1981

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

NCRP stands for...

Accepted Answer

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Question 17

RSC provides guidance and oversight for a facility's radiation safety program

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

Epidemiologic studies (atomic bomb survivors) show increased intellectual disability risk from fetal dose of...

Accepted Answer

>0.4 Sv (8-15 weeks)

Question 19

the RSO oversees radiation safety program operation/ conducts annual program reviews and ensures personnel protection

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

NRC (the one that governs effective dose limiting systems) is the primary oversight of the nuclear energy industry

Accepted Answer

True

Question 21

Committees DONT enforce, they just recommend limits

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

tissue reactions are dose dependent and have a threshold dose/ somatic

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

stochastic effects are probability dependent (random) and have a non-threshold dose

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

EPA stands for...

Accepted Answer

Environmental Protection Agency

Question 25

Regulatory agencies ENFORCE rules and levy fines

Accepted Answer

True

Question 26

NRC stands for... (the one that governs effective dose limiting systems)

Accepted Answer

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Question 27

who is responsible, under the FDA, to regulate radiation safety of electronic products and researches to reduce exposure

Accepted Answer

CDRH (center for devices and radiologic health)

Question 28

what is the Japanese group that studies atomic bomb survivors

Accepted Answer

Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF)

Question 29

RSO stands for...

Accepted Answer

Radiation Safety Officer

Question 30

who is the effective dose limiting system governed by?

Accepted Answer

NRC

Question 31

NAS/NRC (BEIR committee) reviews biological effects and risk studies

Accepted Answer

True

Question 32

this organization reviews ICRP recommendations for U.S. application and provides guidance to government and non-gov.

Accepted Answer

NCRP (National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement)

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