Published 1980
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1978 and 1979 Louisiana accidents: exposure to iridium 192
Creators
Description
Two separate incidents of accidental exposure to iridium 192 by industrial radiographic crews are discussed. A clinical follow-up is presented with special attention paid to the radiosensitivity of the skin and fingers
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Elsevier North Holland, Inc.
- Imprint Place
- New York, NY
- Imprint Title
- Medical basis for radiation accident preparedness
- Journal Page Range
- p. 223-227.
Conference
- Title
- Radiation accident preparedness conference.
- Dates
- 19 - 20 Oct 1979.
- Place
- Oak Ridge, TN, USA.
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 12604922
- Subject category
- S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; ERYTHEMA; FINGERS; INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY; IRIDIUM 192; LOCAL IRRADIATION; POST-IRRADIATION THERAPY; RADIATION ACCIDENTS; RADIOLOGICAL PERSONNEL; SKIN; SURGERY
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCIDENTS; ARMS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BODY; BODY AREAS; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; HANDS; HEAVY NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTO; IRIDIUM ISOTOPES; IRRADIATION; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIMBS; MATERIALS TESTING; MEDICINE; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; ORGANS; PERSONNEL; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOISOTOPES; SYMPTOMS; TESTING; THERAPY; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES