Case Studies of Fraud Associated with the Use of Radiation Sources: Practical Avoidance Strategies Based on Lessons Learned

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• Personal Author:
  Emery R ; Howell DC
• Description:
  Periodically the radiation protection profession has experienced purposeful deception practices that remained undetected for some time. Upon discovery, the cases of fraud revealed gaps in confirmation or validation practices that the radiation protection community should note. Summarized here is a convenience sample of actual cases of fraud involving radiation sources along with the exploited process vulnerabilities. Recommended process improvements that the radiation safety community may consider are presented to improve the collective fidelity of radiation protection processes. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Case Reports Occupational Health Radiation Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Operational Topics Case Studies Health Physicists Ionizing Radiation Radiation Effects Radiation Protection Radioactive Materials Radioactive Materials Risk Analysis
• ISSN:
  0017-9078
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  168-172
• Volume:
  126
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20069748
• Citation:
  Health Phys 2024 Mar; 126(3):168-172
• Contact Point Address:
  The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Safety, Health, Environment & Risk Management 1851 Crosspoint Avenue, OCB 1.330 Houston, Texas 77054
• Email:
  Robert.J.Emery@uth.tmc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2024
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Health Physics
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:86cd6b8d5c22d10444498cf84445e0c8cadc5a587c99f4bbacdacffe953c26a6e36ed0e621fe1166ee420391a3a26894b6b5ea512a4ee1d6c2610c368dabd8e2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/208110/cdc_208110_DS1.pdf
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