Re: deceased patients who had Sr-89 therapy

["Andrew Karam" <akaram@safety.rochester.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? 



I think a more general form of this question is:

What precautions are taken with respect to deceased patients (or their
tissues)
that have received radioisotope therapy?  

I, too, would welcome any responses that seem appropriate.

Andy


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