TY - JOUR T1 - A Novel Mask for Protection of Health Care Providers Against Toxic N2O Gas in the Operating Rooms and Evaporates of 131I in Nuclear Medicine Hotlabs of Developing Countries AU - Vatankhah, Pooya AU - Motazedian, Motahareh AU - Atefi, Mohammad AU - Taeb, Shahram AU - Ahanga, Azim Kaveh AU - Zare, Hamid JO - Research Journal of Medical Sciences VL - 9 IS - 5 SP - 289 EP - 290 PY - 2015 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1815-9346 DO - rjmsci.2015.289.290 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjmsci.2015.289.290 KW - N2O KW -131I KW -mask KW -protection KW -toxic KW -agents AB - The aim of this research is to introduce a novel mask which can provide efficient protection against the toxic N2O gas and 131Iodine encountered in the operating room and nuclear medicine hotlabs. The mask is designed in four layers to trap the toxic gases and prevent the inhalation of toxic agents. The preliminary data indicate a 75% protection against 131Iodine evaporates and a 70% protection against N2O gas. This mask shows promising results and can be used as a protective measurement for the health care providers in the developing countries. ER -