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| adherence to occupational and non occupational EfD limits helps prevent harmful biologic effects of radiation exposure |
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| the hypothesis that a positive effect exists for certain populations |
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| makes recommendations on occupational and public dose limit |
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| reviews the recommendations of the IRCP and implements them into the U.S. radiation protection policy |
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| nuclear regulatory commission |
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| watchdog of the nuclear energy industry |
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| develops and enforces regulations pertaining to the control of environmental radiation |
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| design and manufacture rad products |
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| is responsible for developing and overseeing the radiation safety program |
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| what are the two classifications of radiation induced responses |
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| stochastic (late) and nonstochastic (early) |
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| what is the annual occupational EfD limit |
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| must not exceed 10 times the occupationally exposed person's age in years |
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| type of radiation and the sensitivity to the tissue |
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| the product of the average absorbed dose and the radiation weighting factor |
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| current radiation protection philosophy is based on what |
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| non threshold linear relationship between dose and response |
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| what is the EfD weighting system |
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| an attempt to equate the various risks of cancer and genetic effects to the tissues or organs that were exposed to radiation (uses Wt) |
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| limits for pregnant workers |
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| EqD can't exceed .5 mSv per month to embryo or 5 mSv for the entire pregnancy |
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