Radiation safety, protection, and management for homeland security and emergency response
By: Larry A. Burchfield.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780471793335
Subjects: Radiation injuries -- Prevention; Radiation -- Safety measures; Nuclear crisis control; Nuclear terrorism; Radiation Injuries -- prevention & control; Nuclear Warfare -- prevention & control; Radiation Protection -- methods; Risk Assessment; Safety Management; Terrorism -- prevention & control
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Nuclear fear : the Godzilla of all fears; title: Terrorism and nuclear fire; title: Radiation and radioactivity concepts; title: Nuclear countermeasures and nuclear security; title: Nuclear events and incidents; title: Radiological incidents management and planning; title: Role of the first responder; title: Action plans; title: Medical treatment of radiological injuries; title: Cleanup and decontamination after a radiological event.