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goiania-accident

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• Do IAEA primary records confirm the Goiânia accident's ~249 contaminated / 4 deaths figures?
  capture promoted 2026-08-07 · radiological-medicine, radionuclides, history, goiania-accident, iaea
• The IAEA's 1988 primary report states that 249 of ~112,000 people monitored were contaminated in the Goiânia accident
  claim seedling Tier 1 2026-08-07 · radiological-medicine, radionuclides, history, goiania-accident, iaea
• The IAEA's 1988 primary report states four people died in the Goiânia accident, with cytogenetic dose estimates of 4.5 to over 6 Gy
  claim seedling Tier 1 2026-08-07 · radiological-medicine, radionuclides, history, goiania-accident, iaea
• The IAEA's 1988 primary report confirms the Goiânia accident's mechanism: an abandoned caesium-137 teletherapy source, dismantled by two men scavenging for scrap, releasing soluble caesium chloride
  claim seedling Tier 1 2026-08-07 · radiological-medicine, radionuclides, history, goiania-accident, iaea