Technology Assessment and Roadmap for the Emergency Radiation Dose Assessment Program ERDAP; UCRL-TR-215887 This work was performed by the University of California Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Washington DC: Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology, Radiological and Nuclear Countermeasures Program, 2005. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. [4], 31, [1] pages. Illustrations. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Executive Summary. Technology Summary. Supporting Information. A. Context for the Use of Radiation Injury Assessment Tools. B. Current Methods and Tools for Triage and Emergency Dose Assessment. Assessment of Emerging Dosimetry Technologies. References. Appendix A. Joint Interagency Working Group Participants. Appendix B. List of Abbreviations. Some bibliographic references cite the authors as: Turteltaub, K W; Hartman-Siantar, C; Easterly, C; Blakely, W., all of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. A Joint Interagency Working Group (JIWG) under the auspices of the Department of Homeland Security Office of Research and Development conducted a technology assessment of emergency radiological dose assessment capabilities as part of the overall need for rapid emergency medical response in the event of a radiological terrorist event in the United States. The goal of the evaluation is to identify gaps and recommend general research and development needs to better prepare the Country for mitigating the effects of such an event. Given the capabilities and roles for responding to a radiological event extend across many agencies, a consensus of gaps and suggested development plans was a major goal of this evaluation and road-mapping effort. The working group consisted of experts representing the Departments of Homeland Security, Health and Human Services (Centers for Disease Control and the National Institutes of Health), Food and Drug Administration, Department of Defense and the Department of Energy's National Laboratories (see appendix A for participants). The specific goals of this Technology Assessment and Roadmap were to: (1) Describe the general context for deployment of emergency radiation dose assessment tools following terrorist use of a radiological or nuclear device; (2) Assess current and emerging dose assessment technologies; and (3) Put forward a consensus high-level technology roadmap for interagency research and development in this area. This report provides a summary of the consensus of needs, gaps and recommendations for a research program in the area of radiation dosimetry for early response, followed by a summary of the technologies available and on the near-term horizon. We then present a roadmap for a research program to bring present and emerging near-term technologies to bear on the gaps in radiation dose assessment and triage. Finally we present detailed supporting discussion on the nature of the threats we considered, the status of technology today, promising emerging technologies and references for further reading. Condition: Very good.
Keywords: Technology Assessment, Technology Roadmap, Emergency Radiation Dose Assessment, Dosimetry, Radioisotope Contamination, Biological Measurements, Physico-Chemical Measurements, Triage, Radiation Injury Assessment
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