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General Information
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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National Institutes of Health
- The Down and Dirty on Dirty Bombs or "What Was That All About?"
Texas A&M University – Integrative Center for Homeland Security
- Calculate Your Radiation Dose
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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View fact sheets or post specific questions using the “Ask the Expert” page or visit Radiation Answers website.
- National Response Framework (U.S. Department of Homeland Security – Federal Emergency Management Agency
)
Establishes a comprehensive, national, all-hazards approach to domestic incident response.
- Toxicological Profiles
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
- University of Michigan Health Physics Web Site
An internet resource for radiation, nuclear, and health physics topics
- The Hanford Health Information Network (HHIN)
Washington State Department of Health
Medical Management
- Strategic National Stockpile
- AFRRI Pocket Guide: Emergency Radiation Medicine Response (2008)
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences – Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
- Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)
U.S. Department of Energy – Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
- Disaster Preparedness for Radiology Professionals: Response to Radiological Terrorism. A Primer for Radiologists, Radiation Oncologists and Medical Physicists (2006)
American College of Radiology - Medical Management of Radiological Casualties Handbook, 2nd Edition (2003)
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences – Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
- NATO Handbook on the Medical Aspects of NBC Defensive Operations (1996)
Departments of the Army, the Navy and Air Force
- Medical Preparation for Terrorism and Other Disasters
American Medical Association
- Initial Management of Irradiated or Radioactively Contaminated Personnel (2003)
Navy Bureau of Medicine Instruction 6470.10B
First Responders
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Emergency Response Guidebook
U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Laboratory Guidance
- Multi-Agency Radiological Laboratory Analytical Protocols Manual (2004)
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Training & Education
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U.S. Department of Energy – Office of Health, Safety and Security, and the International Association of Fire Fighters
- Emergency Management Institute (EMI)
U.S. Department of Homeland Security – Federal Emergency Management Agency - Health Effects of Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation
Prepared by the National Research Council's Committee on the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiations (BEIR V)
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State Emergency Health Powers Act: Planning for and Response to Bioterrrorism
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Radiation Emergency Medical Management (REMM)
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