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The Radiological Accident at the Irradiation Facility in Nesvizh

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This book contain about Technologies that make use of radiation continue to spread around the world: millions of people are employed in radiation related occupations, and hundreds of millions of people benefit from these applications. Use of intense radiation sources for purposes such as sterilization of medical products requires special care in the design and operation of equipment to prevent radiation injury to workers.
One such event occured on 26 October 1991 at an industrial sterilizationfacility in Nesvizh, Belarus, when the operator entered the irradiation chamber and was severely exposed to a lethal dose of radiation. The significant feature of this case was related to the medical management. It should be underlined that some circumstances of the accident only came to light during the post-accident review made by the IAEA. To document the causes and consequences of the accident and to define the lessens learned are of help to those people with responsibility for the safety of such facilities and to those medical authorities who might be involved in the management of a radiation event. (Jml)

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Judul Seri

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Penerbit

Vienna : IAEA., 1996

Deskripsi Fisik

75 p. : Illus. ; 24 cm

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

9201013965

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Subjek

I. International Atomic Energy Agency
1. Nuclear facilities-Accidents-Nesvizh (Belarus)
2. Radiation injuries

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Dokumen IAEA

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