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Radiation Safety Exam final study guide solution latest update.Terrestrial radiation - Natural background radiation that results from the presence of naturally occurring radioactivity in the soil and... earth Cosmic radiation - Natural background radiation that results from the interaction of particles originating in outer space with the earth's atmosphere Internal Radioactivity - Natural background radiation due to naturally occurring radionuclides that have been deposited in the human body via either ingestion or inhalation 300 millirem - Average annual effective dose equivalent in the US (200 millirem attributed to radon gas) Medical radiation - average per capita effective radiation dose equivalent is approximately 53 millirem per year Department of Transport - DOT Occupational safety and Health Administration - OSHA Environmental Protection Agency - EPA Nuclear Regulatory Commission - NRC International Commission on Radiological Protection - ICRP National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements - NCRP DOT, OSHA, EPA, NRC, ICRP, NCRP - Agencies responsible for radiation safety and control 5 rems per year - Occupational Dose Limit for effective dose equivalent 15 rems per year - Occupational Dose Limit for Lens of the eyes 50 rems per year - Occupational Dose limit for any organ or tissue .5 rem per gestation period - Occupational dose limit for embryo/fetus of a declared pregnancy .1 rem per year - General Public dose limit for effective dose equivalent [Show More]

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