Effectivity Analysis of the Decontamination Products for Radioactive Materials Used in Nuclear Medicine
Abstract
In this study, several decontamination products were analysed in terms of their effciency in
decontaminating the radioactives 99mTc, 18F-DG, 131I and201Tl 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
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
June 30, 2016
Submission Date
January 21, 2016
Acceptance Date
February 12, 2016
Published in Issue
Year 2016 Volume: 6 Number: 2