deceased patients who had Sr-89 therapypatients who had Sr-89 therapypatients who had Sr-89 therapy

["Mark Tulchinsky, M.D." <mtulchin@psu.edu>]

Is there a consensus in the Health Physics community about guidelines to
the funeral homes and crematories on handling deceased patients who had
Sr-89 therapy recently?

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Mark Tulchinsky, MD, FACP, FACNP

Penn State University and
PennState Geisinger Health System
Associate Professor and Associate Chief of
Nuclear Medicine Section
Fax: (717) 531-5596
E-mail: mtulchin@psu.edu  

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