Handling of radioactive waste from the use of radionuclides in hospitals
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https://doi.org/10.22399/ijcesen.331Keywords:
radioactive biomedical waste, radionuclides, packingAbstract
The waste that is generated during the different applications of radionuclides in medicine is considered as biomedical radioactive waste. This waste includes contaminated materials and syringes generated from Nuclear Medicine procedures, unused radioactive seeds from implants in Radiation Oncology as well as sealed sources used for calibration purposes, which are no longer useful. The overall goal of biomedical radioactive waste handling is to minimize the hazards posed by the waste prior to discharge or disposal. In order to plan the treatment of radionuclides in medical facilities, it is important to design an effective system for the overall management of radioactive biomedical waste. In this scientific paper I make a general assessment of the planning methods used in the handling of radioactive waste in medical facilities, including the collection, separation and packaging of radioactive biomedical waste.
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