HPS "GUIDANCE FOR PROTECTIVE ACTIONS FOLLOWING A RADIOLOGICAL TERRORISTEVENT"

["Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@EARTHLINK.NET>]

2/8/04 . Protective Actions For a Radiological Terrorist Event

The Health Physics Society has issued a new Position Statement 

"GUIDANCE FOR PROTECTIVE ACTIONS FOLLOWING A RADIOLOGICAL TERRORIST 

EVENT" and an accompanying document "Background Information on 

"Guidance for Protective Actions Following a Radiological Terrorist 

Event"." 



The Position Statement provides recommendations for decision makers 

for protective actions in response to a radiological terrorist event, 

which is defined for the purpose of the statement as the intentional 

release of radioactive material to the environment or use of a source 

of radiation for the purpose of harming the health or safety of the 

public. It includes any type of device or method used to disperse 

radioactive material, including conventional explosive materials 

(i.e., a dirty bomb) and improvised nuclear weapons. 



The background information document is a more detailed document that 

provides background information for the position statement. 



Position statements of the Society are approved by the Society's 

Scientific and Public Issues Committee, which is comprised of the 

President, President elect, and the three most recent Past Presidents 

and is responsible for the preparation of impartial scientific and 

technical statements for the Society.



http://hps.org/documents/RDDPAGs.pdf





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