Dealing with dry waste disposal issues associated with Lu impurities: a long-term challenge for nuclear medicine departments.

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Date publication

janvier 2023

Journal

EJNMMI physics

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr COCHET Alexandre

Tous les auteurs :
Prevot S, Dygaï-Cochet I, Riedinger JM, Vrigneaud JM, Quermonne M, Gallet M, Cochet A

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36622501

Résumé

A strategy for management of radioactive waste associated with Lu-dotatate (Lutathera®) treatments was established in our institution, based on predicted storage times of 3-5 years extrapolated from the results of a 2-year measurement study. The aim of this work was to validate this strategy by identifying contaminants and confirming disposal based on the clearance level twice-the-background was within expected time frames.