[ RadSafe ] Medical treatments for ratiation exposure

[Brennan, Mike (DOH)]

The article I linked to brings up a category that I think needs thought as to how to place it: people who sustain radiation damage as part of medical treatment, not due to misuse, but as "collateral damage" from lifesaving or extending procedures.  It is kind of like asking about people treated in a hospital for massive blood loss; you need to make sure surgery and knifings are not counted together.

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From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu [mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Johanning, Jeffrey R.
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Ah yes, I chose my phrasing too carefully.  I am interested in how many people are treated for over-exposure to ionizing radiation... whatever the source may be (i.e. patients undergoing therapy, industrial, academic, radiography, power plant, etc.).

Joint Commission may be a good resource.

Jeff Johanning
Sr. Health Physicist V / RSO
Leidos, Inc.
858-826-9725


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From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu [mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Bower
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Jeff,

The Joint Commission has a sentinel event criteria for peak skin dose of 1500 rad to a single field, obviously there would be erythema before that but if you are looking for data on patient injury the Joint Commission might be a good place to start. I have no idea if they allow access to that information or not.

Mark Bower, PhD, CHP
Health Physicist
Western Regional Medical Command

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From: Sander Perle
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Jeff,

I would think as far as patients, none and if not, negligible. What sources of this radiation would you expect there to be? You have limited your question to patients. Other than CT erroneous irradiations a few years ago, there haven¹t been any notices or news posted otherwise. From other sources, yes, they have occurred but not patients, more often industrial and situations such as Tokaimura and Fukushima. These are not annual events of course.

Regards,

Sandy
Retired, Consultant

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Subject: [ RadSafe ] Medical treatments for ratiation exposure

> Hello all,
> Does anyone on the list have any knowledge or data on how many 
> patients are treated each year for radiation exposure? Not medical 
> treatments using radiotherapy, but how many patients are treated for 
> over-exposure to radiation?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jeff Johanning
> Sr. Health Physicist V / RSO
> Leidos, Inc.
> 858-826-9725
> 
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