An overexposure in industrial radiography using an /sup 192/Ir radionuclide

Journal Article · Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989 · Health Phys.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/00004032-198907000-00014· OSTI ID:5596926

Jalil, A; Molla, M A

An industrial radiographer was accidentally exposed to a high dose of ionizing radiation from an /sup 192/Ir source during radiography of weldjoints in gas pipelines. Some symptoms of high radiation exposure occurred immediately after the incident. The clinical effect of skin erythema developed within 7 d, leading to progressive tissue deterioration. The dose to the body was estimated to be about 2-3 Gy, and the dose to the fingertips was approximately 24 Gy.

• Research Organization: Atomic Energy Centre, Ramna, Dhaka (Bangladesh)
• OSTI ID: 5596926
• Journal Information: Health Phys.; (United States), Vol. 57:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
IRIDIUM 192
RADIATION HAZARDS
SKIN
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
FINGERS
INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY
MAN
RADIATION ACCIDENTS
RADIATION DOSES
RADIATION INJURIES
RADIODERMATITIS
WELDING
ACCIDENTS
ANIMALS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BODY
BODY AREAS
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DERMATITIS
DISEASES
DOSES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
FABRICATION
HANDS
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
HEAVY NUCLEI
INJURIES
INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES
IRIDIUM ISOTOPES
ISOMERIC TRANSITION
ISOTOPES
JOINING
LIMBS
LOCAL RADIATION EFFECTS
MAMMALS
NUCLEI
ORGANS
PRIMATES
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIOISOTOPES
SKIN DISEASES
VERTEBRATES
560151* - Radiation Effects on Animals- Man