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Radiation Safety Principles Explained

The document is a student worksheet on radiation safety and protection. It identifies the basic principles of radiation safety as time, distance, and shielding. It explains that decreasing time near radiation, increasing distance from radiation sources, and using shielding between oneself and radiation can significantly reduce radiation exposure and dose. The basic principles of radiation protection are identified as justification, optimization, and dose limitation. It explains that these principles aim to only expose oneself to radiation when needed, keep doses as low as reasonably achievable, and prevent exceeding appropriate radiation dose limits.

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Radiation Safety Principles Explained

The document is a student worksheet on radiation safety and protection. It identifies the basic principles of radiation safety as time, distance, and shielding. It explains that decreasing time near radiation, increasing distance from radiation sources, and using shielding between oneself and radiation can significantly reduce radiation exposure and dose. The basic principles of radiation protection are identified as justification, optimization, and dose limitation. It explains that these principles aim to only expose oneself to radiation when needed, keep doses as low as reasonably achievable, and prevent exceeding appropriate radiation dose limits.

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Name: Cardenas, Kurt Zymonn D.

Date: April, 06, 2023

Teacher: Mr. Robert Aldrin Bautista Grade & Section: 10 – Faraday Score: ___________

RADIATION SAFETY AND PROTECTION


Directions: Identify the basic principles of radiation safety and protection, then explain the meaning and importance of
these principles for radiation safety and protection. Write your answers in the space provided. Use another sheet of paper
if necessary.

What does it mean? Why is it important for


radiation safety and
protection?

BASIC PRINCIPLES OF RADIATION SAFETY

1. Time Shorten the time near a Decreasing one’s time in


radioactive material. radiation exposure lowers the
radiation dose received.

2. Distance Increase the distance between The radiation you will receive
you and the source of radiation. decreases as you go far from the
radiation source

3. Shielding Placing a suitable shield between Lead, concrete, or water barriers


you and a radioactive material protect against penetrating
will significantly reduce or radiation such as gamma rays and
eliminate the exposure dose you neutrons.
would otherwise receive.

BASIC PRINCIPLES OF RADIATION PROTECTION

1. Justification Any decision that modifies the Make sure that you really need to
radiation exposure situation expose yourself from radiation. If
should be more beneficial than not necessarily, then don’t.
harmful.

2. Optimization Doses should be kept as low as To avoid any harmful radiation


reasonably achievable or exposure, we need to know the
A.L.A.R.A. principle of A.L.A.R.A to lessen
it.

3. Dose Limitation The total dose to an individual Prevents people from being
should not exceed the appropriate exposed to too much radiation.
limits.

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