The book shelfRadiation safety

First responders ad emergency services managers should be interested in this: Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd’s new report, Radiation Safety: Protection and Management for Homeland Security and Emergency Response, to their offerings.

This book is a comprehensive safety book on radiation protection, with an emphasis on homeland security. Regarding homeland security, the book provides a detailed understanding of how to detect radioactive materials being smuggled into the country by monitoring critical points in the supply chain, from entry at a port to transfer of materials to rail or truck. The book details what to do if radioactive material is found by explaining the procedures laid out by FEMA in National Incident Management System.

The book explains how first responders and emergency workers should prepare for incidents if port security is breached. The book gives instruction on how to deal with a radiological event — not only from a first responder/emergency worker point of view, but also with an explanation of the health care facilities role in radiological events. Since many responses to a radiological events cause by terrorism are similar to other possible events — such as industrial and medical radiation incidents, transportation accidents, and releases from fixed nuclear sources — this book covers the appropriate response for these types of scenarios.

Key topics covered:

• Chapter 1: Nuclear Fear — the Godzilla of All Fears
• Chapter 2: Terrorism and Nuclear Fire
• Chapter 3: Radiation and Radioactivity Concepts
• Chapter 4: Nuclear Countermeasures and Nuclear Security
• Chapter 5: Nuclear Events and Incidents
• Chapter 6: Radiological Incidents Management and Planning
• Chapter 7: Role of the First Responder
• Chapter 8: Action Plans
• Chapter 9: Medical Treatment of Radiological Injuries
• Chapter 10: Cleanup and Decontamination after a Radiological Event