How do we combine science and regulations for decision making following a terrorist incident involving radioactive materials?

Health Physics

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 537-541

  Poston Sr , John W ^a   Ford, John R ^a  

^a Texas A and M University   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency planning; Exposure, population; National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements; Regulations

Indexed keywords

RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SAFETY; SCIENCE; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES;

DECISION MAKING; DISASTER PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE HAZARD RELEASE; SCIENCE; TERRORISM;

EID: 70350423016     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HP.0b013e3181b0c06d     Document Type: Conference Paper

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