Weekly mAs

Re: Weekly mAs

Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 22:50:31 GMT

You are welcome

Re: Weekly mAs

Nick Shackleton — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 22:41:58 GMT

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This is so you can calculate the radiation activity in the room. It's to do with what protective barriers you should have in place.

To calculate your weekly mAs you x 60 by your total mAs they will then be able to tell if you have went over the the exposure level for your controlled area, thus you may need to include extra barriers etc. Your controlled area should be 100mR or less.

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Cheers for the info Sandra! Never really come across this. Even a radiography nut like myself

Re: Weekly mAs

Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 18:40:52 GMT

This is so you can calculate the radiation activity in the room. It's to do with what protective barriers you should have in place.

Re: Weekly mAs

Nick Shackleton — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:48:10 GMT

Not as far as I'm aware it's more a case that you are meant to routinely record all exposures. I now work for the NHS in radiography dept. We have to record dosage of radiation received by each patient per examination. If there was a limit to the amount of radiation you could produce in a week think we would hit our limit by lunchtime Monday

Feel free to correct me on that statement.... maybe ask your RPA (Radiation Protection Advisor) or RPS (Radiation Protection Supervisior)

You should also run a tally of members of staff how remain in room during exposure ie during dynamic radiographs and when inflatting chests during exposure. oh and for dynamics and chest inflations always wear lead apron, thyroid shield and lead sleeves.