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Preparedness and response in radiation accidents. Technical report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5376773

This report discusses all the aspects of preparedness and response currently recognized as necessary for effective protection of individuals and the public in a radiation accident. It provides managers, health physicists, emergency service personnel, medical personnel, and State and local public health officials who need to respond to a nuclear accident with: (1) elements of radiation accident emergency planning, (2) a matrix for radiation emergency response defining the organizaton and roles of various responders, and (3) a review of the specific radiation protection skills and knowledge areas required by responders in order to initiate and complete effective protective actions.

Research Organization:
National Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Rockville, MD (USA)
OSTI ID:
5376773
Report Number(s):
PB-84-104736
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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