Protecting people against radiation exposure in the event of a radiological attack

Annals of the ICRP

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Mettler, Fred A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Contamination; Emergency planning; Intervention; Radiation protection; RDD

Indexed keywords

DECONTAMINATION; HEALTH; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; OPTIMIZATION; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS;

EMERGENCY PLANNING; NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS; RADIOLOGICAL ACCIDENTS; RADIOLOGICAL ATTACK;

RADIOLOGY;

AMIFOSTINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BICARBONATE; CHELATING AGENT; CYTOKINE; FERRIC FERROCYANIDE; PENTETATE INDIUM IN 111; PENTETATE ZINC; PENTETIC ACID; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ACCIDENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER; CARE AND CARING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONSUMER; CONTAMINATION; DILUTION; DISASTER; EMERGENCY; EMPLOYER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXERCISE; FEAR; FOLLOW UP; GAS MASK; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INJURY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; IONIZING RADIATION; IRRADIATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MONITORING; NAUSEA; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OFFENDER; PATIENT; PERCEPTION; PLANNING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROGNOSIS; PROTECTION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHELTERED WORKSHOP; STOCHASTIC MODEL; TERRORISM; THEFT; VOMITING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 24944589742     PISSN: 01466453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icrp.2005.01.001     Document Type: Article

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