This is a research paper on Radiation protection.Books that can be used as reference : Principles of Radiographic Imaging 5th Edition and Radiography Prep Edition 9.– Effects of radiation; somatic and genetic effects, dose-response relationship, late effects (stochastic, nonstochastic )– Patient radiation and protection * Collimation (beam restriction) * Technical factors that play a role in reducing patient dose(kvp, mAs, distance) * Shielding the patient (gonadal shielding) * Automatic Exposure Control (AEC) how does this affect the patient radiation? * Grids * In fluoroscopy, how is the radiation reduced for the patient?– Radiographer and Personnel protection * Occupational radiation sources ( scattered radiation and leakage radiation) * ALARA * Dosimeters * Cardinal Rules ( time, distance shielding) * Inverse square law * Primary and secondary barriers * different types of shielding for the radiographer * In case a radiopgrapher is pregnant what is done? * Mobile units and fluoroscopy effects of radiographer..