n 17 November 1992 a radiological accident occurred at an electron accelerator facility in Hanoi, Viet Nam. An individual entered the irradiation room without the operators' knowledge and unwittingly exposed his hands to the X ray beam. His hands were seriously injured and one hand had to be amputated. The report details the circumstances of the accident, its medical consequences and the govern…
This book consist : Introduction; Brief description of accidents; Major causes of accidents and lessons learned; and Prevention and remedial actions. (Jml)
This book consist : Introduction; Principles and objectives; General requirements; Functional requirements; and Requirements for infrastructure. (Jml)
On 17 June 1997 a physicist working as a senior technician at the nuclear Centre, Sarov, in the Russian Federation, was severely exposed as a result of a critically accident with an assembly of high enriched uranium. The exposure, which caused a high neutron radiation dose, led to death within three days despite prompt medical attention. The Russian authorities requested urgent assistance from…
Radiotherapy is well established as an indispensable means of treatment in national cancer control programmes in both developing and developed countries. In radiotherapy, radiation is used directly to destroy malignant tissue. The success of radiotherapy therefore depends on achieving a radiation dose that is high enough to kill malignant tissue yet sufficiently low to preserve to healthy tissu…
This book consist : Introduction; Basic concepts of EOPs; Development of plant specific EOPs; and Review of EOPs. (Jml)
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Proceedings contains material Part I: Radioactive contamination of the environment: (Part Ia General), (Part 1b Air), (Part 1c Soil), (Part 1d Water). Part II: Monitoring of Radioactivity: (Part IIa General), (Part IIb Strategies and policy), (Part Iic Methods and techniques), (Jml)
This book consist : Introduction; Classification of possible radiological accidents; and Basic medical response to radiological accidents. (Jml)