RE: Hospital Radiation Safety for Autopsies

[Chris Fitz <chrisf@ndc.com>]

Martin,

Sr-90 should have been Sr-89 (Metastron).   Sm-153 (Quadramet) is also
another isotope of concern.  

Thanks for the correction.

Chris    


At 07:00 PM 5/31/00 -0500, you wrote:
>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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