The Goiania case is useful to study for simulation of a "dirty(medical) bomb"

[John Cameron <jrcamero@facstaff.wisc.edu>]

>  Mike wrote: Remember Goiania. What should you do with a child who 

>is contaminated with Cs-137? (a) wash her, or (b) isolate her? The 

>hospital chose: b.

	Since the child had eaten some of the CS-137 medical source, 

washing her wouldn't help much. Perhaps Jose' Rozental who knows the 

Goiania accident well might comment the lessons to be learned.

Best wishes, John Cameron



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