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1984 Moroccan radiation accident

Index 1984 Moroccan radiation accident

In March 1984, a serious radiation accident occurred in Morocco, where eight people died from pulmonary hemorrhaging caused by overexposure to radiation from a lost iridium-192 source. [1]

12 relations: Curie Institute (Paris), Goiânia accident, Industrial radiography, Isotopes of iridium, Nuclear and radiation accidents and incidents, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Pulmonary hemorrhage, Radiation, Radiation protection, Radiography, 1990 Clinic of Zaragoza radiotherapy accident, 1996 San Juan de Dios radiotherapy accident.

Curie Institute (Paris)

Centre of protontherapy Institut Curie is one of the leading medical, biological and biophysical research centres in the world.

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Goiânia accident

The Goiânia accident was a radioactive contamination accident that occurred on September 13, 1987, at Goiânia, in the Brazilian state of Goiás, after a forgotten radiotherapy source was taken from an abandoned hospital site in the city.

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Industrial radiography

Industrial radiography is a method of non-destructive testing where many types of manufactured components can be examined to verify the internal structure and integrity of the specimen.

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Isotopes of iridium

There are two natural isotopes of iridium (77Ir), and 34 radioisotopes, the most stable radioisotope being 192Ir with a half-life of 73.83 days, and many nuclear isomers, the most stable of which is 192m2Ir with a half-life of 241 years.

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Nuclear and radiation accidents and incidents

A nuclear and radiation accident is defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as "an event that has led to significant consequences to people, the environment or the facility." Examples include lethal effects to individuals, radioactive isotope to the environment, or reactor core melt." The prime example of a "major nuclear accident" is one in which a reactor core is damaged and significant amounts of radioactive isotopes are released, such as in the Chernobyl disaster in 1986.

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is an independent agency of the United States government tasked with protecting public health and safety related to nuclear energy.

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Pulmonary hemorrhage

Pulmonary hemorrhage (or pulmonary haemorrhage) is an acute bleeding from the lung, from the upper respiratory tract and the trachea, and the alveoli.

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Radiation

In physics, radiation is the emission or transmission of energy in the form of waves or particles through space or through a material medium.

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Radiation protection

Radiation protection, sometimes known as radiological protection, is defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as "The protection of people from harmful effects of exposure to ionizing radiation, and the means for achieving this".

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Radiography

Radiography is an imaging technique using X-rays to view the internal form of an object.

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1990 Clinic of Zaragoza radiotherapy accident

The 1990 Clinic of Zaragoza radiotherapy accident was a radiological accident that occurred from December 10–20, 1990, at the Clinic of Zaragoza, in Spain.

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1996 San Juan de Dios radiotherapy accident

The radiotherapy accident in Costa Rica occurred with the Alcyon II radiotherapy unit at San Juan de Dios Hospital in San José, Costa Rica.

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Radiation accident in Morocco.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Moroccan_radiation_accident

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