Developing a methodology for the systematic analysis of radioactive healthcare waste generation in an acute hospital in the UK

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1198-1208

  Woolridge, Anne C ^a   Phillips, Paul S ^a   Denman, Anthony R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Methodology; Radioactive healthcare waste; Structured systems analysis; Waste flow diagrams

Indexed keywords

HOSPITALS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE PROSPECTING; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

METHODOLOGY; RADIOACTIVE HEALTHCARE WASTE; RADIOACTIVE SOURCES; STRUCTURED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; WASTE FLOW DIAGRAMS;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL;

RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; LEGISLATION; MEDICINE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE;

ARTICLE; COST; DRUG HALF LIFE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 51049106813     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2008.06.010     Document Type: Article

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