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Prompt determination of evacuee radiation dose from a nuclear event

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In anticipation of a nuclear detonation, techniques to quickly assess the radiation exposure of evacuees should be developed. Based on experience relating neutron radiation exposures to activation products, measurement of activation products can be performed in a few minutes. Personal items exposed to significant levels of radiation allows neutron dose assessment via the activation products. This approach allows prompt collection of important data on human exposure following a nuclear attack. Data collected will facilitate triage decisions for emergency medical treatment to ameliorate the radiation effects on exposed individuals. Activation experiments with everyday items exposed to a neutron source are presented.

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    P. P. Bachelor, J. I. Friese, C. E. Aalseth, J. I. McIntyre, H. S. Miley, R. W. Perkins & G. A. Warren

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Bachelor, P.P., Friese, J.I., Aalseth, C.E. et al. Prompt determination of evacuee radiation dose from a nuclear event. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 276, 363–367 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-008-0513-1

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