Radiation terrorism: What society needs from the radiobiology-radiation protection and radiation oncology communities

Journal of Radiological Protection

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Coleman, C Norman ^a,b   Parker, Gerald W ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; CAREER OPPORTUNITIES; FINANCIAL IMPACTS; GOVERNMENT POLICY; LOCAL COMMUNITY; MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES; NUCLEAR DEVICE; OPTIMAL RESPONSE; PUBLIC FACILITIES; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIATION-INDUCED CANCER; RADIOLOGICAL DISPERSAL DEVICE; RADIOLOGICAL TERRORISM; SCENARIO MODELLING; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

BIOLOGY; ONCOLOGY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; TERRORISM;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ONCOLOGY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOBIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ALGORITHMS; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOBIOLOGY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRIAGE;

EID: 69149098436     PISSN: 09524746     EISSN: 13616498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/29/2A/S11     Document Type: Article

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