Monitoring Decontamination and Bio-assay of A Plutonium-contaminated Injury

Abstract

A plutonium-contaminated puncture wound sustained in a processing facility necessitated extensive monitoring and bio-assay surveillance to determine the extent ofplutonium deposition and the effectiveness of decontamination measures. A general description of the wound incident, the monitoring techniques used, a tabulation of decontamination and bio-assay data, and suggestions for future consideration are presented in this paper. SUMMARYTHE METHOD of treating a plutonium-contami-