Four Cases of Protracted Whole Body Irradiation (Algerian Accident 1978)

摘要

A 25 Ci iridium-192 source accidentally lost was introduced in a room where, among others, four young female patients (14 to 20 years old), one of them pregnant, were irradiated during 4/5 weeks, 6/8 hours daily, cumulating skin doses in the range of 2500r and mean medullary doses in the range of 1250r. They developed very protracted infections and haemorragic syndrome during which they were treated successfully by haematologic compensatory therapy with enormous quantities of packed isolated blood cells (R.B.C., W.B.C., platelets) and massive antibiotic, antimycotic and hydro-electrolytic therapy. The dosimetric (physical and biological) problems are discussed and the clinical and biological data are given in detail. (Atomindex citation 11:535441)