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- Title
Effectivity Analysis of the Decontamination Products for Radioactive Materials Used in Nuclear Medicine.
- Authors
EROĞLU, Hayrettin; AKSAKAL, Oğuz
- Abstract
In this study, several decontamination products were analysed in terms of their efficiency in decontaminating the radioactives 99mTc, 18F-DG, 131I and 201Tl from contaminated surfaces. Furthermore, the performance of existing commercial washers was examined and it was observed that it was far from the desired levels. Also, it was determined that the temperature and pH were the most important factors in the decontamination process of 99mTc where as alcohol had no effect. Based on the performed analysis, it was concluded that the most effective decontamination product was DM-D (Decontamination Material-D) for 99mTc, 18F-DG, 131I and 201Tl. Effectiveness analysis of DM-D for 99mTc contamination on various surfaces showed that decontamination was quite fast on scrubsand formica and that DM-D was very effective on skin but not on plastic floor covering material. The effectiveness of various molecular groups in the decontaminant was also investigated. As a result, the acetate group was observed as the most effective component of the decontaminant.
- Subjects
RADIOACTIVE decontamination; RADIOACTIVITY safety measures; RADIOACTIVE contamination; HYDROGEN-ion concentration; FLOOR coverings
- Publication
Journal of the Institute of Science & Technology / Iğdır Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi, 2016, Vol 6, Issue 2, p59
- ISSN
2146-0574
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.21597/jist.2016218848