LEADER 03541nam 2200481 450 001 9910484635903321 005 20211009081255.0 010 $a3-030-69162-4 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-69162-2 035 $a(CKB)4100000011794860 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-69162-2 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6513489 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6513489 035 $a(OCoLC)1241731928 035 $a(PPN)254720072 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011794860 100 $a20211009d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn|008mamaa 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aRadiological and nuclear terrorism $etheir science, effects, prevention, and recovery /$fP. Andrew Karam 205 $a1st ed. 2021. 210 1$aCham, Switzerland :$cSpringer,$d[2021] 210 4$dİ2021 215 $a1 online resource (XXI, 290 p. 58 illus., 47 illus. in color.) 225 1 $aAdvanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications,$x1613-5113 311 $a3-030-69161-6 327 $a1. Introduction -- 2. Types of Radiation and Their Properties -- 3. Health Effects of Radiation -- 4. Radiation Detection Technology -- 5. How Radiological Weapons Work -- 6. Health Effects of Radiological Weapons. 330 $aThis book discusses multiple aspects of radiological and nuclear terrorism. Do you know what to do if there is a radiological or nuclear emergency in your city? These accidents are not common, but they have happened ? and even though we have not seen an attack using these weapons, governments around the world are making plans for how to prevent them ? and for how to respond if necessary. Whether you are an emergency responder, a medical caregiver, a public health official ? even a member of the public wanting to know how to keep yourself and your loved ones safe ? there is a need to understand how these weapons work, how radiation affects our health, how to stop an attack from taking place, how to respond appropriately in the event of an emergency, and much more. Unfortunately, the knowledge that is needed to accomplish all of this is lacking at all levels of society and government. In this book, Dr. Andrew Karam, an internationally respected expert in radiation safety and multiple aspects of radiological and nuclear emergencies, discusses how these weapons work and what they can do, how they can affect our health, how to keep yourself safe, and how to react appropriately whether you are a police officer investigating a suspect radiological weapon, a firefighter responding to a radiological or nuclear attack, a nurse or physician caring for potentially contaminated patients, or a governmental official trying to keep the public safe. To do this, he draws upon his extensive experience in the military, the several years he worked directly with emergency responders, his service on a number of advisory committees, and multiple trips overseas in the aftermath of the Fukushima accident and on behalf of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Interpol, and the Health Physics Society. . 410 0$aAdvanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications,$x1613-5113 606 $aTerrorism$xPrevention 615 0$aTerrorism$xPrevention. 676 $a363.32517 700 $aKaram$b P. Andrew$0853704 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910484635903321 996 $aRadiological and nuclear terrorism$91906134 997 $aUNINA