x-ray beam vs. tactical dosimeter / rad protection glove test - radiation sickness imminent. :P

re-doing my "x-rays vs. dosimeter" experiment with a nice digital tactical dosimeter. =)
i'm comparing the shielding capability of both thick lead gloves vs. thin bismuth radiation protection gloves on a primary x-ray beam vs. x-ray stray radiation which you would e.g. receive during performing an intracardiac catheter on a patient.

also, at a distance of approximately ONE METER from the x-ray tube's focus, you'd still get a dose rate of 5 Sv/h - enough to make you dead-sick with radiation poisoning after just 30 minutes - IN THEORY! that'd never happen to you if you're having an x-ray exam, though, don't worry. the exposures during x-ray exams are WAY too short. this is just an experimental setup. =)

important: keep in mind that during longer interventions, where transillumination is used - e.g. during cardiac catheters - the x-rays will be PULSED, and not actually provide a constant exposure. this tube is for x-ray radiographs, e.g. an x-ray of your lungs, which are done in just tiny bits of a second.

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[cortexedge]

Hi, bionerd!

Sorry for calling you on your nickname, but I don't know your real name. :D

Anyway, I have a question for you... what type of x-rays are the most dangerous?

I've heard that alpha rays, if the radioactive material is ingested... or somehow introduced into the body...

[bionerd23]

@cortexedge

well, alpha radiation has a very high linear energy transfer (LET), meaning they cause a lot of damage in their "range". they're shielded by the human skin, but when ingested, has a weighting factor of 20, which means it causes 20 times more damage (dose) than a conventional x-ray or gamma ray (weighting factor 1). beta radiation also has a weighting factor of 1, and for neutron radiation, it varies on the speed of the neutron, can be 1-20 (20 for thermal neutrons).

[PlasmaCreator351]

lol the brand of the dosimeter says "FAG"

[johnmarella]

do you work in a hospital of how do you get access to all this stuff???????????

[btsouthmost]

at 2:24 u can see the radiation from the x-ray taken

[amethyst8teen]

I love the "snow" that flashes across the screen whenever the x-ray is run.

[MrACMILANFOREVER]

grazie bionerd23

[HipHopKiller94]

nimm mal den schwanz aus deinem Mund Mädel

[highvoltagedrummer1]

Are you male or female?

[bionerd23]

@chrisgj198

yep, having a dark background (and setting the monitor to go "dark" after e.g. 10 minutes of not using the computer) can save you quite a LOT of money, power-wise. =)

thus, i really liked the earth day "switch" here on youtube that let you turn youtube's background to black, lol. believe it or not, that indeed DID save quite a bit of energy!