A SYSTEM FOR THE AUTOMATIC MONITORING AND SAFE DISPOSAL OF SHORT-LIVED RADIOACTIVE GASEOUS COMPOUNDS FROM HOT-CELLS IN A PET FACILITY

Authors
PASCALI C DESANCTIS V CHIESA C BOGNI A CRIPPA F MARCHESINI R BOMBARDIERI E
Citation
C. Pascali et al., A SYSTEM FOR THE AUTOMATIC MONITORING AND SAFE DISPOSAL OF SHORT-LIVED RADIOACTIVE GASEOUS COMPOUNDS FROM HOT-CELLS IN A PET FACILITY, Applied radiation and isotopes, 47(8), 1996, pp. 717-722
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging","Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Applied radiation and isotopes
ISSN journal
09698043 → ACNP
Volume
47
Issue
8
Year of publication
1996
Pages
717 - 722
Database
ISI
SICI code
0969-8043(1996)47:8<717:ASFTAM>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
A novel automated system for the detection and disposal of radioactive gases emitted within the walls of a hot-cell is described. The system has been designed and installed at the Nuclear Medicine Division's PE T Unit of the National Cancer Institute of Milan (Italy). Basically, a radiation detector monitors the air exhausted from the hot-cell, whic h is normally released through the hospital main chimney. Beyond a sel ected threshold of radioactivity concentration, the air flow is automa tically conveyed to a buffer tank. A set of measures to ensure radiati on safety to the chemist is also reported. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd