Contents: 1. Introduction; 2. Background information; 3. The accident; 4. Radiopathological considerations; 5. Findings, conclusions and lessons to be learned.
Full Text, (File Size: 1087 KB).The Radiological Accident in Samut Prakarn
| In late January and early February 2000 a radiological accident occurred in Samut Prakarn, Thailand, when a disused Co-60 teletherapy head was partially dismantled, taken from an unsecured storage location and sold as scrap metal. Altogether, ten people received high doses from this source, out of whom three died within two months of the accident as a consequence of their exposure. The present report gives an account of the circumstances which led to the accident, the medical aspects and the lessons learned.
Contents: 1. Introduction; 2. Background information; 3. The accident; 4. Radiopathological considerations; 5. Findings, conclusions and lessons to be learned. |
| STI/PUB/1124, 52 pp.; 28 figures; 2002, ISBN 92-0-110902-4, English. 15.50 Euro. Date of Issue: 3/18/2002. Full Text, (File Size: 1087 KB). |
Subject Classification: 0101 - Nuclear medicine (including radiopharmaceuticals); 0605 - Radiation sources and accelerators; 0609 - Radiation protection; 0610 - Accident response.
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