Decontamination of radioisotopes

Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 147-152

  Domínguez Gadea, Luis ^a   Cerezo, Laura ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Decontamination; Emergencies; Radioactive material; Radioisotopes

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; BICARBONATE; CALCIUM; CARBON 11; FERRIC FERROCYANIDE; FLUORINE 18; GALLIUM 67; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; INDIUM 111; IODINE 123; IODINE 131; LUTETIUM; NITROGEN 13; PENICILLAMINE; PENTETIC ACID; PHOSPHORUS 32; POTASSIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM IODIDE; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; RADIOISOTOPE; RHENIUM 186; RUBIDIUM 82; SAMARIUM 153; STRONTIUM 89; TECHNETIUM 99M; THALLIUM 201; YTTRIUM 90;

ASEPSIS; CLEANING; DEBRIDEMENT; EXCRETION; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIOACTIVE DECONTAMINATION; REVIEW; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; TARGET ORGAN;

EID: 79960644887     PISSN: 15071367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rpor.2011.05.002     Document Type: Review

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