TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Medical management of radiation accidents: capabilities and deployment principles of the Bundeswehr Institute of Radiobiology
JO  - Radiation protection dosimetry
A1  - Dörr, Harald
A1  - Meineke, Viktor
SP  - 629
EP  - 632
VL  - 151
IS  - 4
N2  - Radiation accidents are fortunately infrequent occurrences, but since their consequences can be very serious as in the Chernobyl and the Fukushima nuclear accidents, medical management of radiation accidents is of great importance. Besides several other tasks, medical management of radiation accidents is one of the key tasks of the Bundeswehr Institute of Radiobiology. Within a Task Force Unit for medical chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) Defense, the institute provides designated personnel who will perform clinical investigations on the scene and will liaise with the institute, where different methods for biological dosimetry and dose reconstruction will be performed. The most important aspects of efficient medical management of radiation accidents are diagnosis of radiation-induced health damage, determination of the cause, dealing with contamination/incorporation, pathophysiological and therapeutic principles, preparatory planning, national and international cooperation and training. Military and non-military institutions have to work closely together when it comes to radiation accidents and since national resources are limited and could be exhausted, international networks can help to ensure medical treatment for radiation accident victims.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0144-8420
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncs159
ID  - ref1
ER  -