ABSTRACT
The use of a well constructed form can serve as an official notification of the violation of good radiation safety practice while providing a paper trail for documentation of corrective action.
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Health Physics , Humans , Risk Management/methods , SafetyABSTRACT
A portal monitor was installed to detect radioactivity in trash and laundry leaving the hospital facility. Experiences with selection, installation, calibration and detection capabilities are reviewed. Also reviewed are the topics used in training hospital employees on proper use of the monitor and response detected activity in trash or laundry.
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Medical Waste Disposal , Radiation Monitoring/instrumentation , Radioactive Waste , Health Physics , Humans , Laundry Service, Hospital , Nuclear Medicine , Radiation Monitoring/statistics & numerical data , Sensitivity and SpecificityABSTRACT
Regardless of how well trained, experienced and careful individuals are, if they handle radioactive materials often enough they will eventually have a contaminating incident. When the incident occurs it is imperative that the proper actions are taken to control the incident, minimize contamination and exposure, assure that proper remediation is implemented, assure that the incident remains confined, that no others become contaminated or exposed and that effective remediation is documented. This paper discusses our approach to such incidents and discusses the incident report form and our philosophy of information recording.
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Radioactive Hazard Release , Decontamination , Emergencies , Health Physics , Humans , Research , Risk Management/methodsABSTRACT
A shielded storage cabinet has been designed to eliminate the problems associated with the use of storage pits for the decay-in-storage of short-lived low-level radioactive waste (LLRW).
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Radioactive Waste , Waste Management/instrumentation , Equipment Design , Equipment and Supplies , Half-LifeABSTRACT
Elsewhere in this issue, Robin Elliott outlined a successful program for performing annual radiation safety management program audits. The results of such audits provide a useful means of evaluating and correcting deficiencies or weaknesses in a radiation safety program. At our institution we also perform an annual audit of each radioisotope lab oratory for the same reasons.
