Americium Inhalational Exposure with Successful Chelation Therapy

Michael Keenan; Torsten Behrens; Stan Bravenec; Jason Davis; Angie Bowen; Ronald Goans; Carol Iddins

doi:10.1017/dmp.2021.211

Americium Inhalational Exposure with Successful Chelation Therapy

Michael Keenan, Torsten Behrens, Stan Bravenec, Jason Davis, Angie Bowen, Ronald Goans, Carol Iddins

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Abstract

Americium is a man-made metal produced in very small quantities in nuclear reactors. Americium-241 is one of the radioactive isotopes of americium and has commercial applications, including use in smoke detectors. This is a case report of an occupational inhalation of americium-241, treated with both effective external decontamination and the use of diethylenetriamine pentaacetate to promote decorporation. This experience is significant because of the potential for americium or similar radionuclides to be used in dirty bombs or other radiological dispersion devices to cause large-scale radioactive contamination.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2185-2189
Number of pages	5
Journal	Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
Volume	16
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2021.211
State	Published - Oct 17 2022
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Americium
Chelation
DTPA
Radiation Injuries
Toxicology

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