TY - JOUR
T1 - A system for the automatic monitoring and safe disposal of short-lived radioactive gaseous compounds from hot-cells in a PET facility
AU - Pascali, Claudio
AU - De Sanctis, Vinicio
AU - Chiesa, Carlo
AU - Bogni, Anna
AU - Crippa, Flavio
AU - Marchesini, Renato
AU - Bombardieri, Emilio
PY - 1996/8
Y1 - 1996/8
N2 - A novel automated system for the detection and disposal of radioactive Bases emitted within the walls of a hot-cell is described. The system has been designed and installed at the Nuclear Medicine Division's PET Unit of the National Cancer Institute of Milan (Italy). Basically, a radiation detector monitors the air exhausted from the hot-cell, which is normally released through the hospital main chimney. Beyond a selected threshold of radioactivity concentration, the air flow is automatically conveyed to a buffer tank. A set of measures to ensure radiation safety to the chemist is also reported.
AB - A novel automated system for the detection and disposal of radioactive Bases emitted within the walls of a hot-cell is described. The system has been designed and installed at the Nuclear Medicine Division's PET Unit of the National Cancer Institute of Milan (Italy). Basically, a radiation detector monitors the air exhausted from the hot-cell, which is normally released through the hospital main chimney. Beyond a selected threshold of radioactivity concentration, the air flow is automatically conveyed to a buffer tank. A set of measures to ensure radiation safety to the chemist is also reported.
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U2 - 10.1016/0969-8043(96)00030-9
DO - 10.1016/0969-8043(96)00030-9
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0030218026
VL - 47
SP - 717
EP - 722
JO - Applied Radiation and Isotopes
JF - Applied Radiation and Isotopes
SN - 0969-8043
IS - 8
ER -