Rapid radiation dose assessment for radiological public health emergencies: Roles of niaid and barda

Health Physics

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 172-178

  Grace, Marcy B ^a   Moyer, Brian R ^a,b   Prasher, Joanna ^a   Cliffer, Kenneth D ^a   Ramakrishnan, Narayani ^c   Kaminski, Joseph ^c   Coleman, C Norman ^a,d   Manning, Ronald G ^a   Maidment, Bert W ^c   Hatchett, Richard ^c  

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

^b Tunnell Consulting   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodosimetry; Dose assessment; Dose, absorbed; Emergency planning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BODY BURDEN; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RADIOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BODY BURDEN; RADIOACTIVE HAZARD RELEASE; RADIOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 75649135895     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000348001.60905.c0     Document Type: Review

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