title: Experience with a medical waste portal monitoring system.
abstract: A portal monitor was installed to detect radioactivity in trash and laundry leaving the hospital facility. Experiences with selection, installation, calibration and detection capabilities are reviewed. Also reviewed are the topics used in training hospital employees on proper use of the monitor and response detected activity in trash or laundry.
authors.affiliation: Penn State's College of Medicine, USA. merdman@psu.edu
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Erdman
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Achey
mesh_terms: D006283:Health Physics; D006801:Humans; D007847:Laundry Service, Hospital; D017744:Medical Waste Disposal; D009683:Nuclear Medicine; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011850:Radioactive Waste; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D017744:Medical Waste Disposal; D011850:Radioactive Waste