Of the Following,which Are Disadvantages of Using Pocket Ionization Chambers

question 14

Multiple Choice

Of the following,which are disadvantages of using pocket ionization chambers as personnel dosimeters?
1) They can discharge if they are subjected to mechanical shock.
2) Because these devices provide no permanent legal record of exposure,health care facilities that use this method to record personnel exposure must delegate someone to keep such a record.
3) If not read each day,the dosimeter may give an inaccurate reading because the electric charge tends to escape.

• A)1 only
• B)2 only
• C)3 only
• D)1,2,and 3

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Definitions:

Informational Value

The usefulness or relevance of data or information in decision-making or problem-solving processes.

Classical Conditioning

A habituation method wherein two stimuli are systematically paired together; as a result, a response initially stimulated by the second stimulus is later elicited by the first stimulus on its own.

Conditioned Response

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with a significant stimulus.

Conditioned Stimulus

An originally neutral signal that, upon being paired with an unconditioned stimulus, ultimately elicits a conditioned response.