Lessons Learned Through the Follow-up of the Long-Term Effects of Over-Exposure to an Ir192 Industrial Radiography Source in Bangladesh

Conference · Mon Feb 24 00:00:00 EST 2003

OSTI ID:827593

Jalil, A; Rabbani, G; Hossain, M K; Alam, M K; Koddus, A

An industrial radiographer was accidentally over-exposed while taking the radiograph of weld-joints of gas pipe-lines in 1985 in Bangladesh. Symptoms of high radiation exposure occurred immediately after the accident and skin erythema developed leading to progressive tissue deterioration. The consequences of this over-exposure is being followed up to assess the long-term effects of ionizing radiation on the victim. Progressive tissue deteriorations have already led to multiple surgeries and successive amputations of the finger-tips so far. Lessons learned from this accident are also reported in this paper.

• Research Organization: Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BD)
• Sponsoring Organization: none (US)
• OSTI ID: 827593
• Resource Relation: Conference: Waste Management 2003 Symposium, Tucson, AZ (US), 02/23/2003--02/27/2003; Other Information: PBD: 24 Feb 2003
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
ACCIDENTS
BANGLADESH
ERYTHEMA
IMAGES
INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY
IONIZING RADIATIONS
RADIATIONS
SYMPTOMS
WASTE MANAGEMENT