Exposure
The Exposure tab allows you to set up your common, background
exposure and manage your medical exams and procedures. It also displays graphs showing
your total personal radiation exposure, the source of the exposure, and the average
exposure for particular exams.
The tab displays either a table or graph. To switch between the two, tap the table/graph
control on the toolbar on the bottom right of the view.
Table
The exposure table view displays your common, background radiation exposure followed by a
log of all your medical imaging exams and procedures. The total exposure (in millisieverts)
for each section is displayed in the section header. Each exam entry contains the exam or
procedure name, date it was performed, radiation dosage, and any notes. The total of both
the common, background and exam radiation exposure is displayed on the toolbar at the bottom.
Background
To view or update your common, background radiation exposure, tap the
Background item. The Background
view displays a list of settings and questions related to your location and lifestyle
grouped into sections. Each section header in the table shows the radiation exposure total
for that category. The total annual radiation exposure is displayed on the toolbar at the
bottom.
Tap the Yes/No controls to set the appropriate value.
Setting your sex and age is
important to accurately calculate the cancer risks. The Cosmic
Radiation item is dependent on your location's altitude. Tap it to set the altitude
in either feet or metres. Tap the Annual Jet Travel item to
set your average annual jet travel in either miles or kilometres.
Exam
To view an exam, tap it.
Add Exam
To add a new exam, tap the + button on the top right of
the view. Each exam consists of an exam type,
exam name, date,
dosage, and notes. Tap each
field to set it. If the exam or procedure is not listed, select the
Other type. This allows you to enter a custom exam name.
Each exam and procedure includes an average dosage value. Toggle the
Use Average switch to use the average value or not. If
entering a custom dosage value, set the units by tapping the
Units field. All dosage values are converted to
millisieverts (mSv).
Edit Exam
To edit an exam, either tap the Edit button in the table and
then select the exam or tap the exam in the table and then the Edit
button. Tap on any field to make changes and tap the Save
button to save or Cancel button to discard the changes. To
delete the exam, tap the Delete Exam button at the bottom.
To exit edit mode, tap the Done button.
Delete Exam
To delete an exam, enter edit mode in the table and tap the minus
button and then the Delete button to confirm.
Email Report
Tap the email button on the bottom left of the toolbar to
email a report of your radiation exposure and related cancer risks. This will exit
Radiation Passport and launch the
Mail application.
Graphs
The graph view contains a toolbar with three items, Personal,
Source, and Exam. Tap an item to
view the associated graph. Rotate the device to view the graphs in either portrait or
landscape modes. Zoom in or out by pinching the screen in or out.
Personal
The personal graph shows a bar graph with your radiation exposure (in millisieverts). It
includes exams (your radiation exposure as a result of your
medical exams and procedures), background (your total common,
background exposure given your current age), and the total.
Source
The source graph shows a pie chart breaking down the source of your radiation exposure. It
displays each category along with its total exposure value (in millisieverts) and the percent of
the total exposure it represents.
Exam
The exam graph allows you to select an exam or procedure and view the average dosage. The
value is displayed in a bar chart along with other common exams for comparison.