Realistic radiological dispersal device hazard boundaries and ramifications for early consequence management decisions

Health Physics

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-16

  Harper, Frederick T ^a,c   Musolino, Stephen V ^b   Wente, William B ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Emergencies, radiological; Exposure, radiation; Radiation protection

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; DECISION MAKING; DEVICE; DISPERSION; HEALTH HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PHYSICS; RADIATION PROTECTION; REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, RADIATION; AEROSOLS; CERAMICS; DECISION MAKING; DISASTER PLANNING; EXPLOSIONS; HUMANS; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDERS; PROBABILITY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT;

EID: 34250338768     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000264935.29396.6f     Document Type: Review

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