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REDUCTION OF RADIATION HAZARDS IN THE USE OF RADIUM AND SIMILAR SOURCES. I. RADIATION HAZARDS AND NURSING STAFF

Journal Article · · Brit. J. Radiol.
The main hazard to the nursing staff in hospitals where radiotherapy is carried out is in connectlon with the use of Ra. The risk of leukemia or skin cancer to the individual is considered negligible as is the genetic risk. Assuming a gene mutation in each partner of a marriage, the probability that the same gene was changed is about 1 in 4 x 10/sup 1//sup 2/ The protection and instructions to nurses working in the radium ward of the Churchill Hospital, London, is discussed. Organization and procedures carried out in the operating theater and wards are also discussed. (P.C.H.)
Research Organization:
Churchill Hospital, Headington, Oxford
NSA Number:
NSA-15-022575
OSTI ID:
4042150
Journal Information:
Brit. J. Radiol., Journal Name: Brit. J. Radiol. Vol. Vol: 34
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English

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