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Russia says isotope in doctor's tissue caused by diet, not accident
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS AUGUST 23, 2019 / 10:47 AM / UPDATED 11 MINUTES AGO
Russia says isotope in doctor's tissue caused by diet, not accident
Andrew Osborn, Anton Kolodyazhnyy
3 MIN READ
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian authorities said on Friday that a doctor who treated those injured in a mysterious accident this month had the radioactive isotope Caesium-137 in his body, but said it was probably put there by his diet.
The deadly accident at a military site in northern Russia took place on Aug. 8 and caused a brief spurt of radiation. Russian President Vladimir Putin later said it occurred during testing of what he called promising new weapons systems.
U.S.-based nuclear experts suspect the incident occurred during tests of a nuclear-powered cruise missile.
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Some Russian media reports have cited unnamed doctors as complaining that they were not warned they were treating people with possible radiation exposure however.
Authorities in Arkhangelsk region, the site of the accident, said on Friday that an unnamed doctor, one of more than 110 people it said had been tested, had been found to have a small amount of Caesium-137 in his soft tissue. Caesium-137 is a product of nuclear fission.
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Russia says isotope in doctor's tissue caused by diet, not accident
Andrew Osborn, Anton Kolodyazhnyy
3 MIN READ
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian authorities said on Friday that a doctor who treated those injured in a mysterious accident this month had the radioactive isotope Caesium-137 in his body, but said it was probably put there by his diet.
The deadly accident at a military site in northern Russia took place on Aug. 8 and caused a brief spurt of radiation. Russian President Vladimir Putin later said it occurred during testing of what he called promising new weapons systems.
U.S.-based nuclear experts suspect the incident occurred during tests of a nuclear-powered cruise missile.
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Some Russian media reports have cited unnamed doctors as complaining that they were not warned they were treating people with possible radiation exposure however.
Authorities in Arkhangelsk region, the site of the accident, said on Friday that an unnamed doctor, one of more than 110 people it said had been tested, had been found to have a small amount of Caesium-137 in his soft tissue. Caesium-137 is a product of nuclear fission.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-blast/russia-says-isotope-in-doctors-tissue-caused-by-diet-not-accident-idUSKCN1VD1PF
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sure, you betcha. 
