Radiation Safety

2. Instrument used to detect radiation levels
6. A radioactive drug used for diagnosis or therapy
8. Shielding material commonly used in nuclear medicine
10. Personal protective equipment used to reduce contamination and exposure risk
14. Protective covering worn on the hands during handling of radioactive materials
16. Radiation safety precaution used after certain radionuclide therapies
19. Radiation protection principle focused on minimizing exposure duration
20. Radiation safety practice involving distance from the source
22. Amount of radiation absorbed by tissue
23. Process of removing radioactive contamination
24. Imaging modality commonly paired with radionuclide therapy
25. Confirmation of patient identity, dose, and therapy details

1. Instrument used to detect radioactive contamination or exposure levels
3. Biological material that may present a contamination or infection risk
4. Organ commonly treated with I-131 therapy
5. Specialized room used for radionuclide therapy administration
7. Therapy approach combining diagnostics and treatment
9. Device worn to monitor radiation exposure
11. Radiation protection principle meaning “as low as reasonably achievable”
12. Procedure used to detect removable radioactive contamination
13. Unwanted spread of radioactive material
15. Process of calculating absorbed radiation dose
17. Radiation emitted by Lu-177 and Y-90 therapies
18. Radioactive isotope used in thyroid therapy
21. Emergency kit used for cleanup of radioactive spills