Risk associated with hospital rooms contaminated with 131I by patients being treated for thyroid carcinoma /
calculations using the NRC published dose models for surface
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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1995.
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Summary: | calculations using the NRC published dose models for surface case exposure of 340 uSv per patient. As a result, conservative protective measures utilized by many contain the contamination during the 1311 thyroid cancer contamination results in public exposures of less than 2.7 contamination when only minimal precautions are taken to equivalent to members of the public and personnel from 1311 However, contamination has not been related to risk. This in hospital rooms being used during these procedures. institutions, such a lining the room with plastic, appear not Iodine-131 contamination is known to be present in hospital limits of portable area survey equipment indicated a worst of 13 'I are used as a post-surgical follow-up procedure to a paper quantifies the risk in terms of effective dose Previous studies have indicated the extent of contamination quantities of 1311 in excess of 1. 1 GBq. These activities rooms that are used to confine patients being treated with thyroidectomy as a means of treating thyroid cancer. to be warranted. treatment procedure. Total Effective Dose Equivalent (TEDE) uSv per patient and personnel exposures of less than 2.1 uSv yr-1. Maximum TEDE to the public considering the detectable |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Health Physics". In title, numerals are used. Vita. |
| Physical Description: | vi, 45 leaves ; 28 cm. Also available online. Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |