Which consequence results when a nuclear medicine technologist accidentally punctures a vial of technetium-99m?

💡 Explanation

Increased airborne concentration occurs because radioactive decay proceeds regardless, and the inverse square law means that removing shielding via physical breach results leads to a higher surface dose rate; therefore the radiation near rapidly increases, rather than causing the other effects.

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