Actions For Survival: Saving Lives in the Immediate Hours After Release of Radioactive or Other Toxic Agents
Dr. Allen Brodsky retired from full-time employment in 1986 but still mentors graduate students in their internships as an Adjunct (part-time) Professor of Radiation Science at Georgetown University. He also occasionally consults on radiation safety issues, but spends most of the time writing articles and books based on information accumulated during his 62-year career since completing college. The majority of his career has been in the fields called health physics and medical physics. In the field of health physics, his research, practice, and teaching has been related to: developing procedures and engineered facilities for protecting the health of workers and the public from harmful amounts of radiation; and writing necessary but reasonable safety regulations and guides so that our society can safely enjoy the benefits of radiation and radioisotope applications, in such practices as nuclear medicine diagnostics, radiation therapy, and industrial products that benefit humankind. In the field of medical physics, he developed methods of administering radiation for cancer therapy, and published procedural and staffing requirements for hospitals and medical institutions to ensure safe applications of radioactive material in diagnosis, therapy, and research.