Published April 1980
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Journal article
Collecting system for radioactive excreta from patients
Description
A solution is presented for the problem of receiving and storing the excreta of patients to whom radioactive iodine has been administered for the treatment of hyperthyroidism or thyroid gland carcinoma. The solution was found by installing a chemical toilet with flushing facilities connected to receiving tanks via a shut-off valve. (orig.)
Abstract (German)
Es wird eine Loesung des Problems vorgestellt, das sich durch die Aufnahme und Lagerung der Ausscheidungen von Patienten ergibt, die zur Behandlung einer Schilddruesenfunktion oder eines Schilddruesenkarzinoms radioaktives Jod erhalten haben. Die Loesung besteht darin, eine chemische Toilette einzurichten, deren Spuelanlage ueber ein Sperrventil mit Sammeltanks verbunden ist. (orig.)Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Strahlentherapie
- Journal Volume
- 156
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Series
- Strahlentherapie.
- Journal Page Range
- 275-276
- ISSN
- 0039-2073
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 11570213
- Subject category
- S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
- Descriptors DEI
- CARCINOMAS; ENDOCRINE DISEASES; EXCRETION; IODINE 131; PATIENTS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOTHERAPY; SAMPLERS; THYROID
- Descriptors DEC
- BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; CLEARANCE; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DISEASES; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; GLANDS; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; IODINE ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LABORATORY EQUIPMENT; MEDICINE; NEOPLASMS; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANS; RADIOISOTOPES; THERAPY