Design of patient rooms and automatic radioiodine-131 waste water management system for a thyroid cancer treatment ward: 'Suandok Model'

• Main Authors: Vilasdechanon N., Ua-Apisitwong S., Chatnampet K., Ekmahachai M., Vilasdechanon J.
• Format: Article
• Published: Institute of Physics Publishing (IOP) 2015
• Subjects: Waste Management and Disposal; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84929939127&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/38507
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

UNLABELLED: The great benefit of (131)I radionuclide treatment for differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) was acknowledged by the long survival rate. The main requirements for (131)I therapy in hospital were treatment facilities and a radiation safety plan that assured radiation protection and safety t...