Re: Hospital Radiation Safety for Autopsies

[Agnes Barlow <Agnes.Barlow@yale.edu>]

NCRP 48 [Radiation Protection for Medical and Allied Health Personnel]
 has a short generic section [pg. 31-32] on autopsies on 
radioactive material containing patients.  It refers the reader to
NCRP 37 [Precautions in the Management of Patients Who Have Received
Therapeutic Amounts of Radionuclides] which has 2 additional 
sections - "Emergency Surgery or Death of the Radioactive Patient" 
 and "Cremation".  These appear helpful.   pgs 24-38.

Aggie
standard disclaimer
Agnes.Barlow@Yale.edu

> >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
>
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