Published February 1985
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Journal article
Accidental Cs-137 contamination
Description
Widespread use of radionuclides in medicine and industry poses the possibility of radiation accidents. The authors describe such an occurrence involving three industrial workers. The accident resulted from careless handling of a Cs-137 source. Evaluation of the Cs-137 whole body burden was carried out using stationary and scanning whole body counters. In addition, regional and whole body activity from contamination was assessed using an uncollimated gamma camera. This report emphasizes the value of the gamma camera for detection of radionuclide contamination in radiation accidents
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Radiology
- Journal Volume
- 154
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Series
- Radiology.
- Journal Page Range
- 513-517
- ISSN
- 0033-8419
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 16077537
- Subject category
- S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BODY BURDEN; CESIUM 137; GAMMA CAMERAS; NAI DETECTORS; PERSONNEL; RADIATION ACCIDENTS; RADIATION DOSES; WHOLE-BODY COUNTING
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCIDENTS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CAMERAS; CESIUM ISOTOPES; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SOLID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES