An Overexposure in Industrial Radiography Using an 192Ir Radionuclide
- 1 July 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Health Physics
- Vol. 57 (1) , 117-119
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00004032-198907000-00014
Abstract
An industrial radiographer was accidentally exposed to a high dose of ionizing radiation from an 192Ir source during radiography of weldjoints in gas pipelines. Some symptoms of high radiation exposure occurred immediatedly after the incidnet. The clinical effect of skin erythema developed within 7 d, leading to progressive tissue deterioration. The dose to the body was estimated to be about 2-3 Gy, and the dose to the fingertips was approximately 24 Gy.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Long-term Follow-up After Accidental Gamma Irradiation From a 60Co SourceHealth Physics, 1986
- 192Ir Over-exposure in Industrial RadiographyHealth Physics, 1977