Monitoring of I-125 contamination using a portable scintillation camera.
A technique has been developed using a portable scintillation camera to monitor I-125 contamination of personnel. The procedure takes less than a minute to complete and can detect 3 nanocuries; its use minimizes dissemination of I-125 throughout the hospital, emphasizes safe iodination practices and proper handling of radioactive materials, and reduces radiation exposure by undetected contamination.
D002140:California; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis*; D009683:Nuclear Medicine; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011848:Radioactive Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*
D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D011848:Radioactive Pollutants