Which term refers to the lifetime-accumulated occupational dose?

Which term refers to the lifetime-accumulated occupational dose?

• A. Annual accumulated effective dose
• B. Cumulative effective dose
• C. Common effective dose
• D. Common medical effective dose

Answer: (B)

The main idea is adding up every bit of radiation exposure a worker receives over their entire career. That total is called the cumulative effective dose, and it reflects the lifetime risk from occupational exposure. It differs from an annual accumulated dose, which would only cover one year, not the whole working life. Other terms aren’t standard for describing lifetime employee exposure, so they don’t convey the idea of summing doses across many years.

The main idea is adding up every bit of radiation exposure a worker receives over their entire career. That total is called the cumulative effective dose, and it reflects the lifetime risk from occupational exposure. It differs from an annual accumulated dose, which would only cover one year, not the whole working life. Other terms aren’t standard for describing lifetime employee exposure, so they don’t convey the idea of summing doses across many years.