[ RadSafe ] Article on radiological terrorism

[Howard Long]

Howard Long 

On Nov 15, 2010, at 5:35 PM, "Dahlskog, Leif" <Leif.Dahlskog at health.wa.gov.au> wrote:

> Dear Alessandro
> 
> I would be grateful if you would send me a copy of your paper.
> 
> regards
> 
> Leif Dahlskog
> Senior Health Physicist
> Radiation Health Branch
> Department of Health, Western Australia
> Ph   (+61 8) 9346 2260
> Fax (+61 8) 9381 1423
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: radsafe-bounces at agni.phys.iit.edu
> [mailto:radsafe-bounces at agni.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Alessandro
> Tofani
> Sent: Monday, 15 November 2010 10:11 PM
> To: radsafe at agni.phys.iit.edu
> Subject: [ RadSafe ] Article on radiological terrorism
> 
> Hello,
> just to inform you that my paper "Assessing the Radiological Impact of
> Radiation Exposure Devices" has been published in the Early View section
> of
> Risk Analysis. The link to the abstract is: 
> http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1539-6924.2010.01522.x/abst
> ract
> 
> The work aims to assess the radiological impact of a RED by simulating
> its
> effects in both dynamical and static conditions of the covertly exposed
> population, with individual position and motion obtained through a Monte
> Carlo approach. The results indicate that in small enclosures the motion
> of
> people amplify the effects of radiation exposure with respect to the
> static
> case because it turns out in a larger number of individuals receiving
> doses
> above the threshold for the onset of deterministic effects. 
> 
> Readers interested to receive a copy can contact me at
> a.tofani at usl1.toscana.it
> 
> Regards
> 
> Alessandro Tofani
> Servizio di Fisica Sanitaria
> Azienda USL 1
> Piazza Monzoni 1
> I-54033 Carrara
> ITALY
> Phone: +39-0585-657636
> Fax: +39-0585-657635
> E-mail: a.tofani at usl1.toscana.it 
> 
> 
> 
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