Three ways to reduce radiation exposure
TDS
The practical basis of ALARA for staff in X-ray and fluoroscopy rooms.
Does not give dose limits or the justification principle.
Teaching aid, still awaiting independent review. Confirm facts in a standard source.
TDS. It helps you recall: Three ways to reduce radiation exposure.
Time: shorten exposure
Distance: dose falls with the square of distance
Shielding: lead barriers and aprons
T: Time: shorten exposure; D: Distance: dose falls with the square of distance; S: Shielding: lead barriers and aprons.
It belongs to Radiation safety and radiobiology in Radiology.
Does not give dose limits or the justification principle.
The practical basis of ALARA for staff in X-ray and fluoroscopy rooms.
Say it aloud, write it from memory tomorrow, then again in a week. Then test yourself on a Radiology question about Radiation safety and radiobiology.
It is a teaching aid written or adapted by our team. Some resemble ones students share informally. Check any fact that matters in a standard source.