Hand-book for medical management of persons exposed in radiation accidents

This is a comprehensive guide on the medical management of persons in radiation accidents. The Indian Atomic Energy Programme is poised for a quantum jump to reach 10,000 MWe of Nuclear power generation capacity by the turn of the present century. Increased scale and variety of medical, industrial and research applications of radioisotopes are envisaged as a sequel to the concerted efforts underway in this direction by the Department of Atomic Energy. Therefore, it is imperative that concurrently emergency response plans, including those for medical management of persons involved in radiation emergencies, should be made ready as a part of the overall safety strategy. With this view the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board has prepared a comprehensive guide on the medical management of persons exposed in radiation accidents. The said guide describes in detail the diagnosis and treatment procedures to be followed for treating the cases of accidental irradiation and contamination, the facilities and equipment needed for the purpose and the education/training to be provided for the medical staff who will manage these facilities. The guide also provides considerable basic information on related radiation physics, radiobiology, dosimetry and other health physics support necessary for the management of radiation accidents. (original). 10 refs., f igs., tabs