RE: gold-198

[CHAMBRETTE Valérie 146317 <valerie.chambrette@IPSN.FR>]

I work at IPSN in France, and one of my missions is to establish a review of

radiological accidents resulting into deterministic effects occurring

worldwide. 

So, I can give you some informations about these events.



1. Yes, all these events occured

2. All these accidents conducted to internal overexposures. Indicated

sources are good.

The second one concerned a intravenously administered radioactive colloidal

gold-198. The patient received a dose (200 mCi) 1000 times superior than

intended dose and died after 69 days.



All these events are listed in the paper : Gonzales A.J. (1999) Des

initiatives qui s'imposent, Bulletin IAEA 41 (3), 2-17.

The second accident is detailled in the book : Gusev I.A, Guskova A.K., F.A.

Mettler. Eds (2001) Medical management of radiation accidents, Second

Edition, CRC Press, Boca Raton, London, New York, Washington. D.C.

pp:361-362.



I expect that these data will give you some informations.



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Valérie Chambrette



Institute Protection and Nuclear Safety

Human health protection and dosimetry division

e-mail : valerie.chambrette@ipsn.fr

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-----Message d'origine-----

De : Grimm, Joel P. [mailto:jgrimm@doeal.gov]

Envoyé : mardi 30 octobre 2001 17:01

À : ' radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu'

Objet : gold-198





Colleagues at the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna asked if I

could get some details on radiological exposures to gold-198 and

strontium-85 during the 1960's.  Specifically, (1) did these events really

occur? and (2) Were the materials, as reported, in the form of a sealed

source?



Here are the details known: gold-198

1966  Pennsylvania  1 overexposure, 1 fatality

1968  Wisconsin    1 overexposure, 1 fatality

1968  Illinois    1 overexposure, 1 fatality



strontium-85

1969  Wisconsin    1 overexposure



If anyone can help fill in the blanks, please contact me.

thanks

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U.S. Department of Energy

Albuquerque Operations Office

jgrimm@doeal.gov

Joel Grimm, Project Manager

(505) 845-5463 -- fax x6286

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