Date: 1985

Location: P.R. China

Type of event: radiotherapy accident

Description:

An accident involving radiotherapy using gold-197 caused injurious internal doses to 2 people, one of whom died as a result.

Consequences: 1 fatality, 1 injury.

References:

• Mould, R. F., 2000, Chernobyl Record: The Definitive History of the Chernobyl Catastrophe, Institute of Physics Publ. (Bristol, UK).

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