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Record 1 - external organization data 1995-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

Beta contamination of the skin. Failure to monitor personnel thoroughly following a recent spill of beta-emitting radioactive material resulted in an individual receiving an estimated dose of several thousand rem over small areas of the skin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine nucléaire
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Contamination bêta de la peau. Un incident récent illustre le danger d'omettre le contrôle minutieux de la contamination. Une matière radioactive émettrice de particule bêta a été renversée et la personne en question a reçu une dose estimée à plusieurs milliers de rem sur de petites surfaces de la peau.

Spanish

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