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Radiation Safety

Radiation Safety

Radiation protection principles, regulations, and dose management for nuclear medicine.

Chapters

1. Protection Principles
ALARA, time-distance-shielding
2. Dose Limits
Occupational, public, pregnant workers
3. Personnel Monitoring
Film badges, TLDs, OSLDs, ring badges
4. Patient Release Criteria
I-131 therapy, NRC guidelines, instructions
5. Contamination Control
Surveys, wipe tests, decontamination
6. Regulatory Framework
NRC, Agreement States, license types
7. Radioactive Waste
Decay-in-storage, disposal methods
8. Radiation Emergencies
Spills, medical events, reporting