BIOLOGICAL DOSIMETRY OF IONIZING RADIATION AS APPLIED TO TRIAGE OF CASUALTIES FOLLOWING A THERMONUCLEAR DETONATION,

Abstract

The need for triage of casualties following a nuclear disaster is discussed and the problem of radiation illness imposed upon conventional raumatic injuries and burns is emphasized. Arguments are presented for the need of a simple yet accurate biological dosimeter to aid medical officers responsible for casualty sorting. Criteria of an ideal biological dosimeter are proposed. A glimpse is taken into the many areas where attention has been directed in search for a biological dosimeter. At present, the fall in leukocyte count, especially the lymphocytes, following exposure is the simplest and most practical method of estimating biological injury resulting from ionizing radiation. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0421596

Entities

People

  • Lawrence T. Odland

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Casualties
  • Detonations
  • Disasters
  • Dosimeters
  • Dosimetry
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Leukocytes
  • Lymphocytes
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Dosage
  • Radiometry

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Physics

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