TY - JOUR
T1 - Radiation dosimetry of an accidental overexposure using EPR spectrometry and imaging of human bone
AU - Schauer, D. A.
AU - Desrosiers, M. F.
AU - Kuppusamy, P.
AU - Zweier, J. L.
PY - 1996/11
Y1 - 1996/11
N2 - On 11 December 1991 a radiation accident occurred at an industrial accelerator facility. A description of the facility and details of the accident are reported in Schauer et al., 1993a). In brief, during maintenance on the lower window pressure plate of a 3 MV potential drop accelerator, an operator placed his hands, head, and feet in the radiation beam. The filament voltage of the electron source was turned 'off', but the full accelerating potential was on the high voltage terminal. The operator's body, especially his extremities and head, were exposed to electron dark current. At approx. 3 months post-irradiation, the four digits of the victim's right hand and most of the four digits of his left hand were amputated. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectrometry was used to estimate the radiation dose to the victim's extremities. Extremity dose estimates ranged from 55.0 Gy (± 4.7 Gy) to 108 Gy (± 24.1 Gy).
AB - On 11 December 1991 a radiation accident occurred at an industrial accelerator facility. A description of the facility and details of the accident are reported in Schauer et al., 1993a). In brief, during maintenance on the lower window pressure plate of a 3 MV potential drop accelerator, an operator placed his hands, head, and feet in the radiation beam. The filament voltage of the electron source was turned 'off', but the full accelerating potential was on the high voltage terminal. The operator's body, especially his extremities and head, were exposed to electron dark current. At approx. 3 months post-irradiation, the four digits of the victim's right hand and most of the four digits of his left hand were amputated. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectrometry was used to estimate the radiation dose to the victim's extremities. Extremity dose estimates ranged from 55.0 Gy (± 4.7 Gy) to 108 Gy (± 24.1 Gy).
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U2 - 10.1016/S0969-8043(96)00203-5
DO - 10.1016/S0969-8043(96)00203-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 9022195
AN - SCOPUS:0030293147
SN - 0969-8043
VL - 47
SP - 1345
EP - 1350
JO - Applied Radiation and Isotopes
JF - Applied Radiation and Isotopes
IS - 11-12
ER -