Lesson learned from Co-60 accident in Thailand

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 172-174

  Thongpraparn, Thonnapong ^a   Chaudakshetrin, P ^a   Buranapong, P ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Co 60; Orphan sources; Radiation accident

Indexed keywords

HOSPITALS; RADIATION; SCRAP METAL;

TELETHERAPY;

MEDICINE;

CESIUM 137; COBALT 60;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COBALT TELETHERAPY; COBALT THERAPY; DEATH; EDEMA; HAND BURN; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION ACCIDENT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION SICKNESS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; SYMPTOM; THAILAND; WORKER;

EID: 0036993452     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03178291     Document Type: Article

References (3)

1. Ortiz, P., Friedrich, V., Wheatley, J. and Oresegun, M. Lost & found dangers: Orphan radiation sources raise global concerns, IAEA Bulletin 41, 1999. 18-21
2. Oliveira, A. R., Hunt, J. G., Valverde, N. J. L., Brando-Mello C. E. and Farina, R. Medical and Related Aspects of the Goiania Accident: An Overview, Health Physics 60, 17-23 1991.
3. Nuclear Review, Office of Atomic Energy for Peace, Ministry of Science Technology and Environment. The causes and consequences of the Co-60 radiological accident in Samutprakarn Province were scrutinized to acquire knowledge of the initiating events of the accident, its contributing factors and the consequences, and to draw conclusions as to how the lessons learned can be applied to prevent future radiation catastrophe.