Exposure, Types of
Exposure, Types of : Diagnostic Exposure: See: exposure, types of: medical exposure. Emergency Exposure: Exposure received in an emergency. This may include unplanned exposures resulting directly from the emergency and planned exposures to persons undertaking actions to mitigate the consequences of the emergency. Emergency exposure may be occupational exposure or public exposure. Excluded Exposure: See: Exclusion. Medical Exposure: Exposure incurred by patients as part of their own medical or dental diagnosis (diagnostic exposure) or treatment (therapeutic exposure); by persons, other than those occupationally exposed, knowingly while voluntarily helping in the support and comfort of patients; and by volunteers in a programme of biomedical research involving their exposure. Occupational Exposure: All exposure of workers incurred in the course of their work, with the exception of excluded exposures and exposures from exempt practices or exempt sources. Public Exposure: Exposure incurred by members of the public from radiation sources, excluding any occupational or medical exposure and the normal local natural background radiation but including exposure from authorized sources and practices and from intervention situations. Therapeutic Exposure: See: Exposure, Types Of: Medical Exposure
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