Should the patient die in the period immediately following therapy, special consideration may need to be given to the treatment of the corpse. To facilitate this, the patient should be given a small card with details of their treatment and contact details for a radiation protection specialist/medical physicist associated with the department responsible for the therapy (Section 5, and Annexes IV and V). Such cases will increasingly arise as the use of radionuclides in palliative treatments increases. In cases where the death occurs in a hospital, access to the room occupied by the deceased should be controlled until the room has been decontaminated and surveyed. Radioactive bodies should be identified as potential hazards by a specified form of identifier. A body bag may need to be used to contain leakage of radioactive substances. To minimize external radiation risk, the corpse may need to be retained in a clearly delineated radiation controlled area. Controls may also be needed at subsequent stages of disposal, including transfer from the mortuary to the crematorium, cemetery or chapel of rest/church. This will be dependent on the maximum time that funeral directors and their staff can spend in close proximity to the corpse and on the ability to control access.