Analysis of the external doses received by workers involved in the mitigation of the Goiania radiological accident

In 1987, after identification that a stolen head of a Cs-137 radiotherapy irradiator was violated, it starts, in Goiania, the screening of the involved persons, the decontamination and the collection of the radioactive waste. The contaminated areas were isolated and the professionals who worked wit...

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Main Author: Claudia Lucia de Pinho Mauricio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR) 2018-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences
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Online Access:https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/497