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Re: Goiania accident
Dear Professor Cember
There are three IAEA publications on the Goiania Accident
a) The Radiological Accident in Goiania, IAEA STI/PUB/815, 1988
b) IAEA TEC-DOC 1009 - Dosimetric and medical aspects of the Radiological
Accident in Goiania, June 1998
c) Goiania 10 Years Later, Proceedings of an International Conference,
Goiania Brazil. 26-31 October 1987
The IAEA proceedings of this conference, are available upon request. For
further information please contact Ms. Patricia Wieland at
P.Wieland@iaea.org, please use my name as reference.
Also the Health Physics has an Special Publication on this Radiological
Accident, Volume 60, Number 1, January 1991
The Radiological Accident in Goiania is mentioned in the net at
http://www.iaea.org/worldatom/Books/Catalogue/Nrs/rp56.shtml
Radiation Protection
The Radiological Accident in Goi?nia
The Government and authorities in Brazil were faced with a tragic accident
in Goi?nia resulting from the misuse of a strongly radioactive medical
teletherapy source not under radiation protection surveillance. The present
report is divided into four parts: a chronology of destruction of the
source, discovery of the accident and initial response; a description of the
human consequences and the dosimetry and treatment of seriously exposed and
contaminated persons; an account of the assessment of the environmental
contamination and the remedial actions taken; and observations and
recommendations. Appendices and annexes give an assessment of the
effectiveness of international co-operation in the emergency response, and
prov! ide further information on: public communications; radiological survey
equipment; guidelines for the discharge of patients; radiological
protection; chemical decontamination; and the lessons learned.
Contents: Executive summary; Part 1. The accident: 1. Introduction;
2. Background information; 3. Description of the accident; 4. Initial
actions upon discovery of the accident; Part II. The human consequences:
Dealing with the people affected; 5. Medical response; 6. Dosimetry; Part
III. The environmental contamination: Assessment and remedial actions;
7. Introduction and account of actions taken; 8. Environmental assessments;
9. Decontamination; 10. Waste disposal; Part IV. Observations and
recommendations; Appendices and annexes.
STI/PUB/815 (132 pp., 25 figures + 32 colour photographs; 1988)
E ISBN 92-0-129088-8
F ISBN 92-0-229089-X
R ISBN 92-0-429089-7
S ISBN 92-0-329089-3
Price: 430 Austrian schillings/€ 31.25
If you are interested in any specific topic, please let me know and I can
provide you reference, and probably copies
Jose Julio Rozental
joseroze@netvision.net.il
Israel
General Response Coordinatior in Goiania during the Radiological Accident
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I am searching for the reference to an IAEA report on the Goiania accident
in
Brazil in 1987. Although I have seen a copy off the report, I was unable to
find it on the Net. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Herman Cember
cembersh@aol.com
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