RE: Hospital Radiation Safety for Autopsies

["Carolan, Martin" <CarolanM@iahs.nsw.gov.au>]

Dear Chris et al,

Should that Sr90 really be Sr89 (as is used for bone pain palliation)?
Except for GBq quantities of I-131 or for I-125 seeds, does any one out
there insist on more than standard infection control universal precautions
(which autopsy staff should be employing anyway) followed by a survey of
waste and personnel? 

Martin Carolan
Senior Physicist
Department of Nuclear Medicine
Wollongong Hospital
NSW  AUSTRALIA

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Fitz [mailto:chrisf@ndc.com]
> Sent: Thursday, 1 June 2000 7:41
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: Re: Hospital Radiation Safety for Autopsies
> 
> 
> Ray, you may also want to consider other therapy materials 
> (Sr-90, P-32 or
> I-131).  The most likely would be Sr-90.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Chris
> 
> At 03:47 PM 5/31/00 -0500, you wrote:
> >Members
> >Does anyone have any references concerning radiation safety during 
> >autopsies?  I have been asked to prepare someting for our 
> lab who will be 
> >surveyed by a pathology accreditation board.  In their study 
> guide they 
> >mentioned radiation safety.  I am assuming that most of the 
> concern will be 
> >with prostate seed implants.
> >In working this up the biggest problem seems to be in the 
> timelness of 
> >support.  At our small hospital we do not have 24X7 RSO 
> support and in most 
> >cases autopsies get performed ASAP.  
> >Has anyone out there worked through this?
> >
> >
> >
> >Ray Wery, M.S., D.A.B.R.
> >Medical Physicist/Radiation Safety Officer
> >Wausau Hospital
> >Wausau, WI   54401
> >715-847-2292
> >rayw@waushosp.org
> >
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