Technologist and nuclear pharmacists must wear radiation monitoring devices on their ________ to measure dose

Technologist and nuclear pharmacists must wear radiation monitoring devices on their ________ to measure dose

• A. Wrists
• B. Hands and bodies
• C. Feet
• D. Clocks

Answer: (B)

The main idea is that radiation dose monitoring uses dosimeters placed where they best reflect the worker’s exposure. For technologists and nuclear pharmacists who handle radioactive materials, the hands receive the most exposure, so wearing dosimeters on the hands (extremity monitoring) captures dose to the extremities. At the same time, a whole-body dosimeter worn on the body (torso) measures the overall dose to the wearer. Using both locations provides a complete picture of exposure: it protects the hands from high targeted exposure and ensures the overall body dose stays within limits. Other sites like feet or clocks aren’t meaningful for measuring radiation dose, and a wrist-only placement wouldn’t necessarily reflect whole-body exposure.

The main idea is that radiation dose monitoring uses dosimeters placed where they best reflect the worker’s exposure. For technologists and nuclear pharmacists who handle radioactive materials, the hands receive the most exposure, so wearing dosimeters on the hands (extremity monitoring) captures dose to the extremities. At the same time, a whole-body dosimeter worn on the body (torso) measures the overall dose to the wearer. Using both locations provides a complete picture of exposure: it protects the hands from high targeted exposure and ensures the overall body dose stays within limits. Other sites like feet or clocks aren’t meaningful for measuring radiation dose, and a wrist-only placement wouldn’t necessarily reflect whole-body exposure.