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Some passengers alarming at security
07 August 2006
Patients that have received treatment with radioisotopes are being warned that they could set off airport security systems for several weeks afterwards.
Research by Dr Kalyan Kumar Gangopadhyay and colleagues from Birmingham's City Hospital found that patients may well remain sufficiently radioactive to trigger airport radiation detectors for weeks after treatment.
Treatment using radioactive substances is relatively common, but could now lead to tough questioning for patients as more and more airports fit sensitive radiation detectors.
The report in the British Medical Journal points out that there have been a number of reported problems at airports as a result of treatment with radioisotopes and medics are urging doctors to warn patients that they are temporarily radioactive.
The study claims that people can be sufficiently radioactive enough to set off detectors up to 12 weeks, or 95 days, after receiving treatment, with two people arrested recently in the White House after a radiation detector went off.
Radioactive isotopes are used in the treatment and diagnosis of a range of conditions, including thyroid problems, and lung, heart and bone scans.
© Adfero Ltd
Research by Dr Kalyan Kumar Gangopadhyay and colleagues from Birmingham's City Hospital found that patients may well remain sufficiently radioactive to trigger airport radiation detectors for weeks after treatment.
Treatment using radioactive substances is relatively common, but could now lead to tough questioning for patients as more and more airports fit sensitive radiation detectors.
The report in the British Medical Journal points out that there have been a number of reported problems at airports as a result of treatment with radioisotopes and medics are urging doctors to warn patients that they are temporarily radioactive.
The study claims that people can be sufficiently radioactive enough to set off detectors up to 12 weeks, or 95 days, after receiving treatment, with two people arrested recently in the White House after a radiation detector went off.
Radioactive isotopes are used in the treatment and diagnosis of a range of conditions, including thyroid problems, and lung, heart and bone scans.
© Adfero Ltd
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