PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Nicholas Ruhman
AU  - Vesper Grantham
AU  - Chris Martin
TI  - The Effectiveness of Decontamination Products in the Nuclear Medicine Department
AID  - 10.2967/jnmt.110.076919
DP  - 2010 Dec 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
PG  - 191--194
VI  - 38
IP  - 4
4099  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/38/4/191.short
4100  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/38/4/191.full
SO  - J. Nucl. Med. Technol.2010 Dec 01; 38
AB  - This study assesses the effectiveness of using everyday cleaning agents for the radioactive decontamination of wet 99mTc-pertechnetate spills in the nuclear medicine department. Methods: Six cleaning agents (water, water and soap, alcohol, bleach, a commercial glass cleaner, and a commercial decontaminating agent) were analyzed for decontamination effectiveness for a wide range of surfaces (Formica, vinyl, vinyl–polyester, plastic, rubber, and polyester). Results: Within the experiment, the contamination was removed to radioactivity levels of less than 1% of the original contamination level. Conclusion: The results indicate that for a range of surfaces, the investigated commercially available cleaning agents had little or no benefit over plain tap water when used to decontaminate 99mTc-pertechnetate spills.