[ RadSafe ] Radioactive Material Stolen While Man In Donut Sh op

[North, David]

It's very simple. The ammo box is lined with plastic foam in which nest
several lead pigs and/or Pb-lined syringe cases containing
radiopharmaceuticals for nuclear medicine facilities. The ammo boxes are
very sturdy (much more so than a cardboard box) and re-usable. They are also
used to ship spent unit doses back to the radiopharmacy. They are all
thoroughly labeled and placarded, and also sealed with a plastic zip-tie
(a.k.a. Iraqi handcuff). It's perfectly legal and very common. That's how we
get our stuff. In fact, maybe it was even some of our stuff that we ordered
and had not received yet. Seekonk is a suburb of Providence.

David L. North, Sc.M., DABR
Medical Physics
Main Bldg Rm 317
Rhode Island Hospital
593 Eddy St.
Providence, RI 02903
(401)444-5961
dnorth at lifespan.org

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> From: 	radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl on behalf of Gerry Blackwood
> Sent: 	Wednesday, March 9, 2005 10:11
> To: 	Rad Safe
> Cc: 	Iosif Izrailit; Leon SFS; Bruce Tefft; Leon Ryrakhowsky
> Subject: 	[ RadSafe ] Radioactive Material Stolen While Man In Donut
> Shop
> 
> [ Police say the thief probably didn't know an ammo box in the bed of the
> truck contained a radioactive material used in medical studies.]
> Now someone pleeeeeeeease tell me what the hell a rad materials was doing
> in an ammo box in the first place? Think the driver kind of violated some
> DOT Laws?
> 
> Radioactive Material Stolen While Man In Donut Shop
> Police Looking For White Ford Truck
> POSTED: 10:47 pm EST March 8, 2005
> UPDATED: 12:40 am EST March 9, 2005
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> SEEKONK, Mass. -- Seekonk police are looking for a stolen truck that is
> carrying radioactive material. 
> 
> The Ford pickup was left running outside a Dunkin' Donuts on Highland
> Avenue about 8:45 a.m. when it was stolen. Police say the thief probably
> didn't know an ammo box in the bed of the truck contained a radioactive
> material used in medical studies. 
> 
> The truck is described as a white Ford F-150 with a hard, flat cover over
> the bed. It has a Rhode Island commercial license plate 188406. People who
> think they have seen the truck are asked to call their local police. 
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