Radiation Safety: Protection and Management for Homeland Security and Emergency Response [Hardcover]

Larry A. Burchfield (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471793337 | ISBN-13: 978-0471793335 | Publication Date: June 22, 2009 | Edition: 1

• Pertaining to homeland security, this title is a comprehensive guide to radiation protection caused by accidents or terrorism
• Provides essential strategies and guidance for protecting ports and examines the latest nuclear detection devices that can be deployed
• Explains the procedures in FEMA's "National Incident Management System"
• Gives specific details for first responders and emergency workers on how to prepare for and handle radiological incidents

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Prepare for a radiological event—prevention and response

While much of the public's fear concerning radiation is exaggerated, we must be prepared for some quite real threats, whether intentional or accidental. Radiation Safety: Protection and Management for Homeland Security and Emergency Response provides a comprehensive safety guide on radiation protection. With a focus on homeland security but with advice applicable to a wide range of incidents (industrial and medical accidents, releases from fixed nuclear sources, and others), this up-to-date reference provides a detailed understanding of how to prevent and respond to a radiological event caused by accident or terrorism.

Author Larry Burchfield introduces the reader to the basics of radiation along with the nature of terrorism and nuclear terror, then homes in on practical instructions for dealing with a radiological event. He discusses procedures and techniques for managing a radiological incident not only from a first responder/emergency worker's point of view, but also from that of health care facilities and medical staff, including:

• Essential strategies and guidance for protecting ports

• How first responders and emergency workers should prepare for incidents

• 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 latest nuclear detection devices that can be deployed

• What to do if radioactive material is found

• The procedures laid out by FEMA in the National Incident Management System

Covering everything from action plans to medical treatment to post-event cleanup and decontamination, Radiation Safety: Protection and Management for Homeland Security and Emergency Response is required reading for everyone involved in homeland security and safety response.

About the Author

LARRY A. BURCHFIELD is the cofounder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the Radiochemistry Society, as well as an Adjunct Professor at Washington State University. He has over twenty years of research and laboratory experience and authored several publications.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 287 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (June 22, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471793337
• ISBN-13: 978-0471793335
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,133,327 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #95 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Chemistry > Nuclear Chemistry

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