Additional Resources

For Hospital Response and Patient Management after a Radiological Incident

Resources

Agencies that are available 24/7 to assist with medical management:

Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS), 865-576-1005, www.orise.orau.gov/reacts/

Medical Radiobiology Advisory Team (MRAT) Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI), 301-295-0530, www.afrri.usuhs.mil

Medical Management of Radiological Casualties Handbook, 2003; and Terrorism with Ionizing Radiation Pocket Guide

Resources

Web sites: www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/ - Response to Radiation

Emergencies by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

www.acr.org - “Disaster Preparedness for Radiology Professionals” by the American College of Radiology

www.va.gov/emshg - Medical Treatment of Radiological Casualties

http://hps.org/hsc/responsemed.html/ - Medical response information from the Health Physics Society

Resources

Books:

Gusev I, Guskova A, Mettler F, eds. Medical management of radiation accidents, 2nd ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press; 2001.

Mettler F, Upton A. Medical effects of ionizing radiation, 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Saunders; 1995.

The Medical Basis for Radiation-Accident Preparedness; REAC/TS Conference, 2002.

Resources

Books: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements.

Management of persons accidentally contaminated with radionuclides. Bethesda, MD: NCRP; NCRP Report No. 65.

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Management of terrorist events involving radioactive material. Bethesda, MD: NCRP; NCRP Report No. 138.

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Developing Radiation Emergency Plans for Academic, Medical or Industrial Facilities. Bethesda, MD: NCRP; NCRP Report No. 111.

Resources

Articles: Mettler F, Voelz G. Major radiation exposure - What to

expect and how to respond. New England Journal of Medicine 346:1554-1561; 2002.

Waselenko J, et.al. Medical management of the acute radiation syndrome: Recommendations of the strategic national stockpile radiation working group. Annals of Internal Medicine 140:1037-1051; 2004.

Gerber GB, Thomas RG, eds. Guidebook for the treatment of accidental internal radionuclide contamination of workers. Radiation Protection Dosimetry. 41:1; 1992.

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