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Role of the Health Physicist in Radiation Accident Management
Health Physics Society Series
Keyword(s)
Health Physics
Health physicists must be familiar not only with the application of radiation protection principles to accident management, but also with medical terminology and procedures, and both on-scene and in-hospital emergency medical care.
Credit Information
4 (American Academy of Health Physics)
Description
Speaker – Richard Toohey
REAC/TS, Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Description: Health physicists must be familiar not only with the application of radiation protection principles to accident management, but also with medical terminology and procedures, and both on-scene and in-hospital emergency medical care. Challenges include interaction with medical personnel, dose assessment, public information, and post-accident interactions with managers and investigators, and possibly attorneys. Post-accident interactions include refinements or revisions of dose estimates, stochastic risk estimates, review of operations, review of emergency plans and procedures, and development of lessons learned, as well as potential involvement in litigation.
Courses in package:
Title | Maximum CME Credits | |
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1 |
Health Physics Series
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CE:4.0 |
2 | ||
3 |
Health Physics Series
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