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In March–August 1962, a radiation incident in Mexico City occurred when a ten-year-old boy took home an unprotected industrial [[Radiographic equipment|radiography source]].<ref>International Journal of Radiation Biology, 1998, vol. 73, no. 4, p.437 Online: http://www.reocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/8929/Seminars/2009_05_RadiationAccidents.pdf</ref> Four people died from overexposure to [[radiation]] from a 5-Ci [[cobalt-60]] capsule, an industrial radiography orphaned source that was not contained in it's proper shielding. For several days, the boy kept the capsule in his pocket, then placed it in the kitchen cabinet of his home in Mexico City. Having obtained the source on March 21, the boy died 38 days later on April 29. Subsequently, his mother died on July 10; his 2-year old sister died on August 18, and his grandmother died on October 15 of that year. The boy's father also received a significant does of radiation, however he survived.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Johnston|first1=Wm. Robert|title=Mexico City orphaned source, 1962|url=http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/nuclear/radevents/1962MEX1.html|website=Database of radiological incidents and related events - Johnston's Archive|accessdate=25 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Ortiz|first1=P.|last2=Oresegun|first2=M.|last3=Wheatley|first3=J.|last4=International Atomic Energy Agency|title=Lessons from major radiation accidents|journal=Internationl Radiation Protection Association|issue=T-21-1, P-11-230|date=2000|url=Internationl Radiation Protection Association|accessdate=25 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Smith|first1=H.|title=Dose-effect relationships for early response to total body irradiation|journal=Journal of the Society for Radiological Protection|date=1983|volume=3:5-10}}</ref> Five other individuals also received significant overdoses of radiation.<ref>[http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1055_web.pdf Planning the Medical Response to Radiological Accidents] p. 16.</ref> |
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In March–August 1962, a radiation incident in Mexico City occurred when a ten-year-old boy took home an unprotected industrial radiography source.[1] Four people died from overexposure to radiation from a 5-Ci cobalt-60 capsule, an industrial radiography orphaned source that was not contained in it's proper shielding. For several days, the boy kept the capsule in his pocket, then placed it in the kitchen cabinet of his home in Mexico City. Having obtained the source on March 21, the boy died 38 days later on April 29. Subsequently, his mother died on July 10; his 2-year old sister died on August 18, and his grandmother died on October 15 of that year. The boy's father also received a significant does of radiation, however he survived.[2][3][4] Five other individuals also received significant overdoses of radiation.[5]
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- ^ International Journal of Radiation Biology, 1998, vol. 73, no. 4, p.437 Online: http://www.reocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/8929/Seminars/2009_05_RadiationAccidents.pdf
- ^ Johnston, Wm. Robert. "Mexico City orphaned source, 1962". Database of radiological incidents and related events - Johnston's Archive. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ Ortiz, P.; Oresegun, M.; Wheatley, J.; International Atomic Energy Agency (2000). [Internationl Radiation Protection Association "Lessons from major radiation accidents"]. Internationl Radiation Protection Association (T-21-1, P-11-230). Retrieved 25 December 2016.
{{cite journal}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ Smith, H. (1983). "Dose-effect relationships for early response to total body irradiation". Journal of the Society for Radiological Protection. 3:5-10.
- ^ Planning the Medical Response to Radiological Accidents p. 16.
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