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Title:
THE ACCIDENT - A PHYSICIAN'S PERSPECTIVE, PERSONAL INSIGHTS INTO THE GOIANIA RADIATION ACCIDENT ( HEALTH PHYSICS PERGAMON PRESS JANUARY 1991, VOLUME 60, NO. 1, P.P. 3-4 )
Subject Terms:
HREX; CESIUM 137
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type:
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Publication Date:
1991 Jan 31
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Accession Number:
NV0704602
Originating Research Org.:
HEALTH PHYSICS - JOURNAL
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2012 May 14
Description/Abstract:
THE ACCIDENT AT GOIANIA PROVED ONCE AGAIN THAT IF THERE IS NOT A HOSPITAL PHILOSOPHY ORIENTED TO ATTEND THIS TYPE OF EMERGENCY, NOTHING WILL FUNCTION. THIS COUNTRY MUST HAVE A GROUP OF SPECIALISTS, INCLUDING MEDICAL, NURSING, AND LABORATORY PERSONNEL, WHO ARE TRAINED AND PREPARED TO MANAGE AN ACCIDENT OF THIS SIZE AND WHO ARE SKILLFUL IN HANDLING RADIOACTIVE AND CONTAMINATED MATERIAL. BRAZIL RECENTLY ENTERED THE NUCLEAR ERA, BUT IT HAS NOT OPENED ITS EYES TO RADIOPATHOLOGY.