Radiation Injuries

López M, Martín M. Medical Management of the Acute Radiation Syndrome. Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy. 2011;16(4):138-146. doi:10.1016/j.rpor.2011.05.001.

Hughes WT, Armstrong D, Bodey GP, et al. 2002 guidelines for the use of antimicrobial agents in neutropenic patients with cancer. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2002;34:730–51.

The Medical Aspects of Radiation Incidents. Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REACT/TS). Accessed November 2010. Available from: http://www.orise.orau.gov/reacts.

Leonard RB, Ricks RC. Emergency Department Radiation Accident Protocol. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 1980;9:462.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration. FDA talk paper: guidance on protection of children and adults against thyroid cancer in case of nuclear accident. Issued December 10, 2001. Available from: http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/EmergencyPreparedness/BioterrorismandDrugPreparedness/ucm063807.html.

Dainiak N, Gent RN, Carr Z, et al. First global consensus for evidence-based management of the hematopoietic syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation. Disaster Medicine Public Health Preparedness. 2011;5(3):202-212. doi: 10.1001/dmp.2011.68.

Public Communication in a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency. Available from:http://www-pub.iaea.org/books/IAEABooks/8889/Communication-with-the-Public-in-a-Nuclear-or-Radiological-Emergency.

Acute radiation syndrome: clinical picture, diagnosis and treatment. IAEA Publications Module XI, http://www.IAEA.org

General Procedures for Medical Intervention in Nuclear and Radiological Emergency Situations. Available from: http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/EPR-MEDICAL-2005_web.pdf.

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Management of terrorist events involving radioactive material. NCRP Report No. 138. Bethesda, MD: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements; 2001.

NCRP Report 160 - Exposure of the United States Population to Ionizing Radiation (2009).

Mettler FA, Voelz GL. Major radiation exposure-what to expect and how to respond. New England Journal of Medicine. 2002;346:1554.

NCRP Report 161 - Management of Persons Contaminated with Radionuclides: Handbook (2008).

NCRP Report 165 - Intervention in Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism Incidents: A Guide for Decision Makers (2010).

NCRP Report 166 - Monitoring of the Population and Radionuclide Decorporation Following a Radiological or Nuclear Incident (2010).

NCRP Report 174 - Preconception and Prenatal Radiation Exposure: Health Effects and Protective Guidance (2013).

Rapid Internal and External Dose Estimation. Available from: http://orise.orau.gov/files/reacts/rapid-internal-external-dose-magnitude-estimation.

Vyas DR, Dick RM, Crawford J. Management of radiation accidents and exposures. Pediatric Emergency Care. 1994;10:232.

Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS). Available from: http://www.orise.orau.gov/reacts.

USG DHHS Medical Management of Radiation Incidents - REMM. Available from: http://www.remm.nlm.gov/

Flynn DF, Goans RE. Nuclear terrorism: triage and medical management of radiation and combined-injury casualties. Surgical Clinics of North America. 2006;86:601–36.

Van Vekkum DW. Radiation sensitivity of the hematopoietic stem cell. Radiation Research. 1991;128:4-8.

Leonard RB, Ricks RC. Emergency department radiation accident protocol. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 1980;9:462.

Wolbarst AB, Wiley AL, Nemhauser JB, et al. Medical Response to a major radiological emergency: a primer for medical and public health practitioners. Radiology. 2010;254(3):660–677.

Darte JM, Little WM. Management of acute radiation syndrome. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 1967;96:196.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration. FDA talk paper: guidance on protection of children and adults against thyroid cancer in case of nuclear accident. Issued December 10, 2001. Available from: http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/EmergencyPreparedness/BioterrorismandDrugPreparedness/ucm063807.htm.

RITN Radiation Injury Treatment Network. Acute radiation syndrome treatment guidelines; September 2010. Available from: http://www.RTIN.net

Prevention and treatment of cancer-related infections. NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. V.2.2009. Available from: http://www.NCCN.org.

López M, Martín M. Medical Management of the Acute Radiation Syndrome. Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy. 2011;16(4):138-146. doi:10.1016/j.rpor.2011.05.001.

Hughes WT, Armstrong D, Bodey GP, et al. 2002 guidelines for the use of antimicrobial agents in neutropenic patients with cancer. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2002;34:730–51.

The Medical Aspects of Radiation Incidents. Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REACT/TS). Accessed November 2010. Available from: http://www.orise.orau.gov/reacts.

Leonard RB, Ricks RC. Emergency Department Radiation Accident Protocol. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 1980;9:462.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration. FDA talk paper: guidance on protection of children and adults against thyroid cancer in case of nuclear accident. Issued December 10, 2001. Available from: http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/EmergencyPreparedness/BioterrorismandDrugPreparedness/ucm063807.html.

Dainiak N, Gent RN, Carr Z, et al. First global consensus for evidence-based management of the hematopoietic syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation. Disaster Medicine Public Health Preparedness. 2011;5(3):202-212. doi: 10.1001/dmp.2011.68.

Public Communication in a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency. Available from:http://www-pub.iaea.org/books/IAEABooks/8889/Communication-with-the-Public-in-a-Nuclear-or-Radiological-Emergency.

Acute radiation syndrome: clinical picture, diagnosis and treatment. IAEA Publications Module XI, http://www.IAEA.org

General Procedures for Medical Intervention in Nuclear and Radiological Emergency Situations. Available from: http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/EPR-MEDICAL-2005_web.pdf.

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Management of terrorist events involving radioactive material. NCRP Report No. 138. Bethesda, MD: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements; 2001.

NCRP Report 160 - Exposure of the United States Population to Ionizing Radiation (2009).

Mettler FA, Voelz GL. Major radiation exposure-what to expect and how to respond. New England Journal of Medicine. 2002;346:1554.

NCRP Report 161 - Management of Persons Contaminated with Radionuclides: Handbook (2008).

NCRP Report 165 - Intervention in Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism Incidents: A Guide for Decision Makers (2010).

NCRP Report 166 - Monitoring of the Population and Radionuclide Decorporation Following a Radiological or Nuclear Incident (2010).

NCRP Report 174 - Preconception and Prenatal Radiation Exposure: Health Effects and Protective Guidance (2013).

Rapid Internal and External Dose Estimation. Available from: http://orise.orau.gov/files/reacts/rapid-internal-external-dose-magnitude-estimation.

Vyas DR, Dick RM, Crawford J. Management of radiation accidents and exposures. Pediatric Emergency Care. 1994;10:232.

Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS). Available from: http://www.orise.orau.gov/reacts.

USG DHHS Medical Management of Radiation Incidents - REMM. Available from: http://www.remm.nlm.gov/

Flynn DF, Goans RE. Nuclear terrorism: triage and medical management of radiation and combined-injury casualties. Surgical Clinics of North America. 2006;86:601–36.

Van Vekkum DW. Radiation sensitivity of the hematopoietic stem cell. Radiation Research. 1991;128:4-8.

Leonard RB, Ricks RC. Emergency department radiation accident protocol. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 1980;9:462.

Wolbarst AB, Wiley AL, Nemhauser JB, et al. Medical Response to a major radiological emergency: a primer for medical and public health practitioners. Radiology. 2010;254(3):660–677.

Darte JM, Little WM. Management of acute radiation syndrome. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 1967;96:196.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration. FDA talk paper: guidance on protection of children and adults against thyroid cancer in case of nuclear accident. Issued December 10, 2001. Available from: http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/EmergencyPreparedness/BioterrorismandDrugPreparedness/ucm063807.htm.

RITN Radiation Injury Treatment Network. Acute radiation syndrome treatment guidelines; September 2010. Available from: http://www.RTIN.net

Prevention and treatment of cancer-related infections. NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. V.2.2009. Available from: http://www.NCCN.org.