Database of radiological incidents and related events--Johnston's Archive
Jinju radiography accident, 2009
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last modified 19 November 2011
Date:
3 March 2009
Location:
Jinju, Argus, Republic of Korea
Type of event:
radiography accident
Description:
A radiographer was injured by exposure to a 56-curie Ir-192 source in radiography equipment. The worker was not using survey or personal dosimeters and failed to manually retract the source to a shielded position. The worker sustained severe radiation burns on the fingers from 5,000 rad localized dose and a whole body dose of 20 rem.
Consequences:
1 injury
References:
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Last modified 19 November 2011.
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