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Re: Goiania accident



Actually, I recall seeing a number of publications on the doses published in 
Applied Radiation Isotopes and maybe in Radiation Measurements as well.  
These were solid state dosimetry papers reassessing the doses using EPR, TL 
and OSL and most were part of international conferences as well.


>From: "J. J. Rozental" <joseroze@netvision.net.il>
>Reply-To: radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
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>Subject: Re: Goiania accident
>Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 04:59:59 -0600 (CST)
>
>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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>the Goiania accident in <BR>Brazil in 1987. &nbsp;Although I have seen a
>copy off the report, I was unable to <BR>find it on the Net. &nbsp;Any help
>would be greatly appreciated.
><BR>
><BR>Herman Cember
><BR>cembersh@aol.com</FONT></HTML>
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