Date: 1983

Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Type of event: radiotherapy accident

Description:

During teletherapy, a cobalt-60 source jammed during transfer, resulting in localized thorax doses of 66 and 67 rad, respectively, to two individuals. Slight bone marrow depression resulted.

Consequences: 2 injuries.

References:

• UNSCEAR, 2000, "Annex E: Occupational radiation exposures," in Sources and Effects of Ionizing Radiation: United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation UNSCEAR 2000 Report to the General Assembly, with Scientific Annexes, Volume I: Sources, UNSCEAR, on line at UNSCEAR [http://www.unscear.org/docs/reports/annexe.pdf].

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