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    The Goiânia accident [ɡojˈjɐniɐ] was a radioactive contamination accident that occurred on September 13, 1987, in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil, after an unsecured...
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    to humans. The best known example of this type of event is the 1987 Goiânia accident in Brazil, when a radiotherapy source was forgotten and abandoned in...
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    normality is similarly seen in the children of the survivors of the Goiânia accident. A 2021 study based on whole-genome sequencing of children of parents...
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    six years in prison. Goiânia accident 1962 Mexico City radiation accident List of civilian radiation accidents Radiotherapy accident in Zaragoza X-ray Nuclear...
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    Comparison of Chernobyl and other radioactivity releases (category Civilian nuclear power accidents)
    While both events released 137Cs, the isotopic signature for the Goiânia accident was much simpler. It was a single isotope which has a half-life of...
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    prompt communication of safety significant information in case of nuclear accidents. The scale is intended to be logarithmic, similar to the moment magnitude...
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  • Ciudad Juárez cobalt-60 contamination incident (category Radiation accidents and incidents)
    radiation accident Goiânia accident, a similar accident in Brazil in 1987 Nuclear and radiation accidents and incidents Samut Prakan radiation accident List...
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    radiological accidents and incidents. In the Goiânia accident of 1987, an improperly disposed of radiation therapy system from an abandoned clinic in Goiânia, Brazil...
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    Goiânia (/ɡɔɪˈɑːniə/; Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡojˈjɐniɐ]) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Goiás. With a population of 1,536...
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  • radiation accidents Radioactive scrap metal List of orphan source incidents 1962 Mexico City radiation accident Goiânia accident, a similar accident in Brazil...
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