Question 783
{"accessible":false,"alternatives":[{"id":3971,"text":"about 5% of the personnel exposed would die due to radiation"},{"id":3972,"text":"the risk of death or injury is comparable to that from any other risk of life"},{"id":3973,"text":"the risk of death or injury would be very much greater than the risk of death or injury from other occupations."},{"id":3974,"text":"we could expect detrimental effects in about 5% of the exposed personnel"}],"archived":false,"correctAlternativeId":3972,"explanation":"\u003cp\u003eDose limits\u0026nbsp;are recommended by the The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP), they are in place to ensure that the individuals are not exposed to an unnecessarily high amount of ionizing radiation. They ensure they occupational radiation exposure\u0026nbsp;does not contribute to a\u0026nbsp;greater chance of radiation-related\u0026nbsp;complications. Assuring the risk of death or injury is comparable to that of any other risk of life.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdapted from Basic Physics of Digital Radiography by Kieran Maher, with author's permission (License: Creative Commons BY-SA 3.0).\u003c/p\u003e","id":783,"imageUrl":null,"imageAttribution":null,"imageAttributionCaseInfo":null,"firstQuestionPath":"/questions/1505","nextQuestionPath":"/articles/dose-limits/questions/754","relatedArticles":[],"alsoUsedIn":[],"stem":"\u003cp\u003eRadiation dose limits set by bodies such as the ICRP are set at such levels that, if all personnel were exposed at these levels for a 50 year working life...\u003c/p\u003e","menuLinks":[{"text":"Report problem with question","url":"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfO3soWYhOjJ7yErSysyCe5V4A1CqW7WK3rDA7MtAkecMGqNw/viewform?entry.1624461248\u0026entry.553583435=https://radiopaedia.org/questions/783"}],"attemptsPercentages":[{"alternativeId":"3973","percentage":18},{"alternativeId":"3971","percentage":7},{"alternativeId":"3974","percentage":27},{"alternativeId":"3972","percentage":48}],"promptToLogin":false,"questionManager":false,"articleId":"dose-limits"}