Decontamination using radiation

texan12

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Would radiation be successful? I wonder how large public places that are still open currently decontaminate after hours? I imagine it's very labor intensive. Iridium is used in industrial application so it could be easily deployable by licensed people.

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2:06p, 4/2/20

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I would guess no. My wife is a radiation therapist and they are very concerned about their patients.

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2:14p, 4/2/20

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No, I don't think it makes sense, even if it is plausible, to trade a covid-19 acute infection for cancer. Besides, it's not a tissue growth, it's a virus within your own cells.

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2:22p, 4/2/20

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1% bleach solution is effective. Also accelerated hydrogen peroxide.

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2:24p, 4/2/20

Yeah, never mind. This study back in the 70s showed inactivity of viruses with the use of gamma radiation after a 3 hour exposure. That would probably kill someone and wouldn't make sense as use to decontaminate.

https://aem.asm.org/content/aem/22/1/61.full.pdf

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