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Radiation Protection

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 26th Annual Meeting & Scientific CME Program, Nepal Radiological Society (NRS), 10 th September, 2016

Radiation Protection

1Sagar Acharya, 1Saraswati Banstola, 1Kiran Kisi, 2Surendra Maharjan Source Belgium Worldwide Worldwide
1B.Sc.MIT 1st Yr, UCMS mSv/year mSv/year
2Assistant Professor, UCMS
Natural Radiation
• Radiation is energy that comes from a source and Cosmic Rays 0.35 0.4
travels through some material or through space. We are
External Terrestrial 0.4 0.5
concerned for protection from such type of radiation. High
exposure to radiation can cause skin burns, cataracts, Radon and Thoron 1.45 1.2
cancer, leukemia, and other harmful effects. Internal Radiations 0.3 0.3
• The ICRP Recommendations other than Radon
Man made
• ICRP publication 103 – 2007
Medical diagnostic 1.95 1.3
• The Principle of Justification: Any decision that
alters the radiation exposure situation should do more Other man made 0.05 0.05
good than harm. exposures

• The Principle of Optimisation of Protection: The Total 4.5 3.75

likelihood of incurring exposure, the number of people
exposed, and the magnitude of their individual doses
should all be kept as low as reasonably achievable, Basic radiation protection strategies
(ALARA) taking into account economic and societal
factors. 1. TIME—minimize the time of exposure.
• The Principle of Application of Dose Limits: The total 2. DISTANCE—double the distance between your body and the
dose to any individual from regulated sources in planned radiation source; this reduces the radiation exposure by factor of 4.
exposure situations other than medical exposure of 3. SHIELDING—Use absorber materials; such as Plexiglas® for
patients should not exceed the appropriate limits specified beta particles and Lead for X-rays and gamma rays.
by the Commission.
Bibliography
1. ICRP Publication 103, The 2007 Recommendations of the International
Commission on Radiological Protection, Annals of the ICRP, March 2007.
2. ICRP Publication 109, The History of ICRP and the
Evolution of its Policies, Annals of the ICRP, October 2008.
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