Safety Measures in Radiography

- Prasen Kumar ( BT19MME078)

 RISK OF INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY

Industrial radiography Contamination of people

work poses a and the environment has
negligible risk if it is also resulted from
performed in a incidents involving
safe manner. corroded or damaged
sources.
 TYPES OF EXPOSURE

External Exposure Internal Exposure

Exposure Exposure
due to due to
sources sources
outside the inside the
body body
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For external radiation exposure hazards , the basic protection measures are associated with :

— Shielding

— Time

— Distance
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SHIELDING

● Thicker the protective layer , less the

amount of radiation received.

● Lead or Lead equivalent layer used for

X-ray and gamma rays.

● Ex : Lead Aprons , Lead glasses , Lead

barriers.
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TIME

● The shorter the time spent close

to the source , Lower will be the
radiation dose received.

● Limiting the time of radiation

exposure will reduce the
radiation dose.
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DISTANCE

● The intensity of radiation falls

off sharply as a person moves
farther away from radiation
source.
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PPE KIT

● Usage of proper Personal

Protective Equipment (PPE)
such as disposable gloves , lab
coats and glasses , etc helps
reduce the possibility of
ingestion or absorption of
radioactive materials.
 RADIATION MONITORING EQUIPMENT

Personal Dosimeters

● These are passive dose

measuring equipment.

● The most commonly used being

Thermos luminescent dosimeter
or optically stimulated
luminescence dosimeter.
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Direct Reading Dosimeters

● It is a real time dosimeter that

monitors the absorbed dose to
the worker.

● The reading is taken

periodically by radiographer
during the shift ,to verify doses
received during radiography
work.
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Personal alarming Dosimeters

● A personal alarming dosimeter

emits an audible warning signal
when a dose rate alarm set
point is exceeded.
SAFE DISTANCE CALCULATION
SAFE DISTANCE CALCULATION

NOTE:
1 Sievert =
[Gray *
Quality
Factor]
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