Dosimeters are there to warn about a short-term cumulative dose, such as a malfunction of the system that releases an unusual amount of radiation in just a few minutes. They don’t report cumulative exposure over multiple weeks, months, or years.
Sure they can. Regular hospitals may not use them, but nuclear pharmacies implement, among other measurements, thermoluminescent dosimeter rings and badges that are sent in to be measured monthly or quarterly to provide a cumulative radiation exposure estimate. And if your measurements pass a certain threshold, you’re not allowed to work until enough time has passed that you’re no longer over the acceptable radiation rate.
1 xray isn’t harmful, 1000 xrays are. The staff are there for many 1000s of xrays each every year.
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If you can absorb x Rays you’re probably lead
And if you have enough lead inside you that you absorb X-rays, you’re probably dead.
And if you have enough dead inside you that you absorb X-rays, you’re probably lead.
Iron Man should have had a nemesis called Lead Man.
A sufficient quantity of water will do it as well, no? Just need to gain 6^3 M to 8^3 M of water weight.
No, you’re a mutated zombie at that point. Who’s asking?
I’m wondering about the original source of this picture. Those man buns are certainly… manly?
(I’m talking about the hair here.)
Do the staff wear dosimeters to make sure they aren’t exposed to too much radiation?
The x-ray staff do but most hospital staff don’t.
Dosimeters are there to warn about a short-term cumulative dose, such as a malfunction of the system that releases an unusual amount of radiation in just a few minutes. They don’t report cumulative exposure over multiple weeks, months, or years.
Sure they can. Regular hospitals may not use them, but nuclear pharmacies implement, among other measurements, thermoluminescent dosimeter rings and badges that are sent in to be measured monthly or quarterly to provide a cumulative radiation exposure estimate. And if your measurements pass a certain threshold, you’re not allowed to work until enough time has passed that you’re no longer over the acceptable radiation rate.