A question of semantics or not?

[LNMolino@AOL.COM]

hello RADSAFERs,


I'm a lurker here who has a very limited background in radiation training per say yet a need to have a good working understanding of same but not to the Nth level as some of y'all get to. I have a question of what some in my world (fire, police EMS and emergency management) consider to be an issue of semantics I however a not sure if it is or if it is more important then we think?


We spend a great deal of time talking about the threat of a terrorist using a radiological material (RAM) as a "filler" for an improvised explosive device (IED) this creating what is commonly called an RDD.


Note I did not define RDD because this is the crux of my question. Is the R in RDD RADIOLOGICAL or is it RADIATION? Assuming that the RAM is placed in an IED (the common theory for the creation of an RDD) which term would those of you that are "into" the R side of the house prefer to see used and or more appropriately does it matter to you which term is used hence is it just semantics?


Louis N. Molino, Sr., CET

FF/NREMT-B/FSI/EMSI

LNMolino@aol.com

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