Radiation inactivation of bioterrorism agents [[electronic resource] /] / edited by L.G. Gazsó and C.C. Ponta

• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam ; ; Oxford, : IOS Press, c2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (216 p.)
• Disciplina: 660.2982
• Soggetto topico: Biological weapons - Effect of radiation on; Radiation sterilization
• Altri autori: GazsoL. G PontaC. C (Corneliu C.)
• Note generali: "Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Radiation Inactivation of Bioterrorism Agents, 7-9 March 2004, Budapest, Hungary"--t.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Title page; Foreword; Contents; Radiation Technology for New Materials Development, Human Health and Environment Protection; Radiation Safety Principles and Requirements at Gamma- and Electron Irradiation Facilities; Dosimetry Systems for Radiation Processing; Process Control of Radiation Treatment; Dose Setting Procedures for Radiation Sterilization; Radiation Chemistry and Its Application to Radiation Technology; Physical, Chemical and Biological Dose Modifying Factors; Radiation Technology in the Mediterranean Dialogue Countries ; Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism: New Challenge for Protection and Crisis ManagementPreventing is better than Postfactum Intervention in Bioterrorism; Potential Agents for Biological Weapons; Deployable (Molecular) Biological Laboratory: Concept & Reality; Irradiation Decontamination of Postal Mail and High-Risk Luggage; Research Directions at State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology VECTOR. International Collaboration is an Efficient Option for Infectious Disease Control and Combating Bioterrorism; Differential PCR Diagnostic of Orthopoxviruses ; Inactivation of Bio-Terrorism Agents in Military and Domestic ApplicationsInactivation of Biological Warfare Agent Simulants by Ionizing Radiation; Inactivation of Biological Threat Agents with Nonionizing Radiation; Ionizing Radiation Inactivation of Medically Relevant Viruses; Detection and Prevention of Bioterrorism Agents - Portuguese Case Studies; Foodborne Agents and Bioterrorism Prevention - A Portuguese Case Study on Ionizing Irradiation; Author Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume is the product of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Radiation Inactivation of Bioterrorism Agents, held in March 2004 in Budapest, Hungary. Gazs (National Center for Public Health, National Research Institute for Radiobiology and Radiohygiene, Hungary) and Ponta (""Horia Hulubei"" National Institute for Physics and Engineering, Roman
• Titolo autorizzato: Radiation inactivation of bioterrorism agents
• ISBN: 1-280-50477-3; 9786610504770; 1-4294-0240-7; 1-60750-109-0; 600-00-0533-4; 1-60129-090-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910829148703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: NATO science series. : Series I, . -Life and behavioural sciences ; ; v. 365.