1626-1627 / 2001
After considering and calculating the
activity remaining in the patient’s ashes
and the potential airborne release,
•
The ICRP considered that :
•
« Cremation can be allowed… if 12 months have
elapsed since an implantation performed with
125
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103
Pd )… »
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owever, mus e ep n m n a some
national authorities ( UK , France) selecting
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worse-case scenar os an us ng eren ypes
of calculations are recommending much longer
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mes … up o years or
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