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Radiation protection program for assistance of victims of radiation accidents; Programa de radioprotecao para atendimento as vitimas de acidentes com radiacao

Abstract

The principles aspects of a radiological protection program for hospitals in case of medical assistance to external and internal contaminated persons are showed. It is based on the experience obtained at Centro Medico Naval Marcilio Dias during the assistance to the victims of Goiania accident in 1987. This paper describes the basic infrastructure of a nursery and the radiation protection procedures for the access control of people and materials, area and personal monitoring, decontamination and the support activities such as calibration of radiation monitors and waste management. Is is also estimated the necessary radiation protection materials and the daily quantity of waste generated. (author).
Authors:
Fajardo, P W; [1]  Costa Silva, L.H. da; Rosa, R [2] 
  1. Instituto de Engenharia Nuclear (IEN), Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil)
  2. Comissao Nacional de Energia Nuclear (CNEN), Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil)
Publication Date:
Nov 01, 1991
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
IEN-28/91
Reference Number:
SCA: 560180; 560101; PA: AIX-24:001025; SN: 93000913008
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Nov 1991
Subject:
61 RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; RADIATION ACCIDENTS; DECONTAMINATION; BRAZIL; HOSPITALS; RADIATION PROTECTION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; 560180; 560101; RADIATION PROTECTION PROCEDURES; DOSIMETRY AND MONITORING
OSTI ID:
10108718
Research Organizations:
Instituto de Engenharia Nuclear (IEN), Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil)
Country of Origin:
Brazil
Language:
Portuguese
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE93609218; TRN: BR9230183001025
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only); INIS
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
[13] p.
Announcement Date:
Jun 30, 2005

Citation Formats

Fajardo, P W, Costa Silva, L.H. da, and Rosa, R. Radiation protection program for assistance of victims of radiation accidents; Programa de radioprotecao para atendimento as vitimas de acidentes com radiacao. Brazil: N. p., 1991. Web.
Fajardo, P W, Costa Silva, L.H. da, & Rosa, R. Radiation protection program for assistance of victims of radiation accidents; Programa de radioprotecao para atendimento as vitimas de acidentes com radiacao. Brazil.
Fajardo, P W, Costa Silva, L.H. da, and Rosa, R. 1991. "Radiation protection program for assistance of victims of radiation accidents; Programa de radioprotecao para atendimento as vitimas de acidentes com radiacao." Brazil.
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title = {Radiation protection program for assistance of victims of radiation accidents; Programa de radioprotecao para atendimento as vitimas de acidentes com radiacao}
author = {Fajardo, P W, Costa Silva, L.H. da, and Rosa, R}
abstractNote = {The principles aspects of a radiological protection program for hospitals in case of medical assistance to external and internal contaminated persons are showed. It is based on the experience obtained at Centro Medico Naval Marcilio Dias during the assistance to the victims of Goiania accident in 1987. This paper describes the basic infrastructure of a nursery and the radiation protection procedures for the access control of people and materials, area and personal monitoring, decontamination and the support activities such as calibration of radiation monitors and waste management. Is is also estimated the necessary radiation protection materials and the daily quantity of waste generated. (author).}
place = {Brazil}
year = {1991}
month = {Nov}
}