RE: I-131 Therapy

["Feldman, Gerald" <gfeldman@msx.ndc.mc.uci.edu>]

Dr. Relan:

My technician has come up with the idea of removing the regular toilet seat
and placing a port-a-potty over the toilet.  He says that since he started
doing this, contamination of the toilet has dropped considerably.  Even male
patients have to sit on this thing so "splatter" is less likely.  He just
bags the portable unit after the procedure and puts it into decay in storage
for three months before it is recycled back to the unit for general cleaning
and re-use.  

Hope this helps.

Gerald Feldman, M.S.
Radiation Safety Officer
University of California, Irvine Medical Center
Orange, California
gfeldman@uci.edu 

-----Original Message-----
From: Nand K. Relan [mailto:relannk@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 1999 1:18 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: I-131 Therapy


Can some one suggest a vendor who provides custom made
floor and toilet covers for for I-131 therapy
patients.

Please respond to my e-mail address.

Nand K. Relan
ARSO, SUNY at Stony Brook, NY


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Assistant Radiation Safety Officer
University Hospital and Medical Center
SUNY at Stony Brook
110 Suffolk Hall
Stony Brook, NY 11794-6200
Tel:516-444-3196; Fax:516-632-9683
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