title: Medical management of a cutaneous contamination.
abstract: The authors propose a process to improve the medical management of a cutaneous contamination in two ways: firstly by analysis of practices and products of decontamination used; secondly, by developing computer tools for the occupational physicians. This software will allow them to have a rapid dosimetric assessment in the event of a skin contamination by radioactive particles and will help them in their diagnostic and therapeutic decisions. A standardized data sheet was created allowing the exhaustive collection of adequate information in order to evaluate the skin dose. The selection of appropriate monitoring equipment with a 1 cm2 detector, depending on the place and on the surface of the contaminated area, will allow the evaluation and the quantification of the surface activities. A tool has been made as a software package, named Cutadose®, allowing the assessment of the skin dose in situ as well as the efficacy of the prescribed therapy.
authors.affiliation: CEA DSV PROSITON route du panorama, BP6 92265 Fontenay-aux-Roses Cedex, France. philippe.berard@cea.fr
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Berard
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Michel
authors.forename: Florence
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Menetrier
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Laroche
mesh_terms: D003666:Decontamination / Q000379:methods*; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D054538:Occupational Health Physicians; D004369:Pentetic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000379:methods*; D011837:Radiation-Protective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D011868:Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods*; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D012984:Software
chemical_list: D011837:Radiation-Protective Agents; D011868:Radioisotopes; D004369:Pentetic Acid