1. Acondicionamiento de fuentes radiactivas en desuso de radio-226.
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Salgado Mojena, Mercedes, González Rodríguez, Niurka, and Hernández García, Juan Miguel
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PUBLIC hospitals , *RADIATION sources , *HOSPITAL administration , *SAFETY standards , *RADIATION protection , *RADIUM , *DEPARTMENT stores , *UNIVERSITY hospitals - Abstract
The National University Hospital of Iceland stored Ra-226 disused radioactive sources. The Icelandic Radiation Safety Authority requested assistance to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the conditioning of these sources. The IAEA opened a tender and the Radiation Protection and Hygiene Center (CPHR) presented an offer that was approved. The objective was to condition the disused sources to allow for safe storage, awaiting further management by the Hospital. The conditioned sources would be sent to a foreign company for recycling. The sources were characterized and conditioned in a Special Form Capsule for transportation. The operations were carried out safely and under the License granted to the National University Hospital by the Regulatory Body and with the supervision of the IAEA. The capsule with the Ra-226 sources was safely stored at the Department of Oncology ready to be transported. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023