Upon completion of this module, you should be able to: - Define all the key terms in the module.
- Identify the importance of accurately measuring radiation exposure.
- List the traditional quantities and SI radiation units and describe how to convert from one unit to another.
- Describe how various personnel radiation-monitoring devices function.
- Describe how various area-monitoring devices function.
- Compare the advantages and disadvantages of various radiation-monitoring devices.
- List proper radiation exposure reporting techniques.
- Describe the various devices used for area monitoring.
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This module is adapted from Mosby's Radiography Online: Radiologic Physics, copyright © 2002 - 2004 by Elsevier (USA) reproduced by permission of Elsevier Inc. and edited for use as CE content by Denise Moore, Professor of Radiology, Sinclair Community College.