Date: 1997

Location: Republic of Georgia

Type of event: lost source

Description:

A medical teletherapy cobalt-60 source was left unsecured near a station, causing a fatal radiation exposure to one individual.

Consequences: 1 fatality.

References:

• Ortiz, P., M. Oresegun, and J. Wheatley, 2000, "Lessons from major radiation accidents," on line, Internationl Radiation Protection Association [http://www.irpa.net/irpa10/cdrom/00140.pdf].

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