Development of a biokinetic model for radionuclide-contaminated wounds and procedures for their assessment, dosimetry, and treatment [[electronic resource] ] : recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, December 14, 2006
| Development of a biokinetic model for radionuclide-contaminated wounds and procedures for their assessment, dosimetry, and treatment [[electronic resource] ] : recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, December 14, 2006 |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bethesda, MD, : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (428 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.196/9897 |
| Collana | NCRP report |
| Soggetto topico |
Radiation injuries - Treatment - Mathematical models
Radiation dosimetry - Mathematical models Radioisotopes - Toxicology - Mathematical models Wounds and injuries - Complications Skin - Effect of radiation on |
| ISBN |
1-4356-1025-3
1-60119-362-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1. Introduction""; ""1.1 Background""; ""1.2 Purpose and Scope""; ""2. Skin Biology""; ""2.1 Skin Anatomy""; ""2.1.1 The Epidermis""; ""2.1.2 The Dermis""; ""2.1.3 The Subcutis""; ""2.2 Binding and Transport of Injected Materials""; ""2.2.1 Loose Connective Tissue""; ""2.2.2 Tissue Fluids and Their Contents""; ""2.2.3 Connective Tissue Macrophages""; ""2.2.4 Particle Transport by Macrophages""; ""2.3 Wound Healing""; ""2.3.1 Inflammation""; ""2.3.2 Reepithelialization""; ""2.3.3 Formation of Granulation Tissue""; ""2.3.4 Burns""
""2.3.5 Foreign-Body Reactions""""3. Etiology of Radionuclide-Contaminated Wounds""; ""3.1 Industrial Experience""; ""3.2 Military Experience with Depleted Uranium""; ""3.2.1 Introduction""; ""3.2.2 Persian Gulf War Experience""; ""3.2.3 Summary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Follow-Up Program""; ""3.2.4 Embedded Radioactive Particles and Fragments""; ""3.3 Medical Cases""; ""4. Generic Biokinetic Model for Radionuclides in Wounds""; ""4.1 Implementation of the Wound Biokinetic Model""; ""4.2 Modeling Results""; ""4.2.1 Modeling of Individual Radionuclides"" ""4.2.2 Modeling of Default Categories of Soluble Radionuclides""""4.3 Retention of Soluble Radionuclides in Other Types of Wounds: Quantitative Comparison with Intramuscular Data""; ""4.3.1 Subcutaneous Injection""; ""4.3.2 Lacerated Skin""; ""4.3.3 Abraded Skin""; ""4.3.4 Intact Skin""; ""4.3.5 Thermally-Burned Skin""; ""4.3.6 Acid-Burned Skin""; ""4.3.7 Radiation-Burned Skin""; ""4.4 Modeling of Radioactive Colloids and Particles""; ""4.4.1 Wound Retention of 239Pu4+ Hydroxide Colloids and Polymers Injected Intramuscularly in Rats and Rabbits and Subcutaneously in Dogs"" ""4.4.2 Wound Retention of 239PuO2 Particles Injected Subcutaneously in Dogs""""4.4.3 Analysis of the Retention of Other Insoluble Radioactive Particles in Wounds""; ""4.4.4 Summary for Insoluble Radionuclides""; ""4.4.5 Application of the Wound Model to Animal Data for Retention of Fine, Insoluble Radioactive Particles Deposited in Wounds""; ""4.5 Retention of Radioactive Solids in Wounds""; ""4.5.1 Depleted Uranium Metal Fragments Implanted Intramuscularly in Rats""; ""4.5.2 Plutonium Metal Wire Implanted Subcutaneously in Rabbits and Rats"" ""4.5.3 Minispheres of Nuclear Weapons Test Fallout Contaminated with Plutonium and Americium Implanted Subcutaneously in Rats""""4.5.4 Summary for Solid Radioactive Materials""; ""4.5.5 Application of the Wound Model to Animal Data for Retention of Radionuclides in Implanted Solids""; ""4.6 Default Biokinetic Parameters for Radionuclides in Wounds""; ""5. Exposure Assessment and Dosimetry of Radionuclide-Contaminated Wounds""; ""5.1 Wound Assessment""; ""5.1.1 Wound Monitors""; ""5.1.2 Survey Meters""; ""5.1.3 Sequential Measurements""; ""5.2 Local Dosimetry Models"" ""5.2.1 Skin (Shallow) Dosimetry Models"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911006573103321 |
| Bethesda, MD, : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, c2007 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Management of persons contaminated with radionuclides [[electronic resource] ] : handbook : recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, December 20, 2008
| Management of persons contaminated with radionuclides [[electronic resource] ] : handbook : recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, December 20, 2008 |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bethesda, Md., : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | xx, 287-1031 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 362.196/9897 |
| Collana | NCRP report |
| Soggetto topico |
Radiation injuries
Radioisotopes in the body Environmental toxicology First aid in illness and injury |
| ISBN |
1-61583-286-6
1-61583-541-5 1-4416-4866-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911006522703321 |
| Bethesda, Md., : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, 2009 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Potential impact of individual genetic susceptibility and previous radiation exposure on radiation risk for astronauts [[electronic resource] ] : recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
| Potential impact of individual genetic susceptibility and previous radiation exposure on radiation risk for astronauts [[electronic resource] ] : recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bethesda, Md., : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (195 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.196/9897 |
| Collana |
NCRP report Potential impact of individual genetic susceptibility and previous radiation exposure on radiation risk for astronauts.
NCRP report |
| Soggetto topico |
Radiation injuries - Genetic aspects
Astronauts - Health risk assessment Space flight - Health aspects |
| ISBN |
1-61344-055-3
1-4416-9390-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1. Introduction""; ""1.1 Purpose of the Report""; ""1.2 Contents of the Report""; ""1.2.1 Introduction""; ""1.2.2 Radiation Exposures Received Over Lifetimes of Astronauts""; ""1.2.3 Biology Pertinent to Variations in Individual Susceptibility with Respect to Radiation Risks for Astronauts""; ""1.2.4 Predicting Cancer Risks from Previous Radiation or Chemotherapy Treatments""; ""1.2.5 Basis for Considering Medical Treatment, Disease, and Genetic Background in the NASA Occupational Radiation Protection Program""
""1.2.6 Regulatory and Statutory Issues""""1.2.7 Ethical Issues of Radiation Exposure, Genetic Background, and Astronaut Selection for Space Missions""; ""1.2.8 Background Issues, Conclusions, and Recommendations""; ""2. Radiation Exposures Received Over Lifetimes of Astronauts""; ""2.1 Radiation Protection Quantities""; ""2.1.1 Absorbed Dose""; ""2.1.2 Categories of Radiation-Induced Biological Effects""; ""2.1.3 Radiation Protection Quantities for Deterministic Effects""; ""2.1.4 Radiation Protection Quantities for Stochastic Effects""; ""2.2 Sources of Exposure to Ionizing Radiation"" ""2.2.1 Radiation Exposures Received by the U.S. Population""""2.2.2 Medical Exposures""; ""2.2.3 Space Radiation Exposures During Previous Space Missions""; ""2.2.4 Radiation Exposures During Jet Aircraft Flights""; ""2.3 Key Issues""; ""3. Biology Pertinent to Variations in Individual Susceptibility with Respect to Radiation Risks for Astronauts""; ""3.1 Overview""; ""3.2 Average Risks for Radiation-Induced Diseases of Concern for Astronauts""; ""3.2.1 Cancer Risk""; ""3.2.2 Heritable Risk""; ""3.2.3 Embryo and Fetal Risk""; ""3.2.4 Other Risks Associated with Radiation Exposure"" ""3.3 Evidence of Variation in Radiation Sensitivity and Susceptibility to Effects of Principal Concern""""3.3.1 Evidence of Genetic Variation in Radiation Sensitivity from Cellular and Molecular Research""; ""3.3.2 Evidence for Variation in Radiation Sensitivity from Animal Studies""; ""3.3.3 Evidence of Variation in Radiation Sensitivity from Human Studies""; ""3.3.4 Genetic Sources of Variation in Cancer Susceptibility""; ""3.3.5 Impact of Genetic Variation on Radiation Risk""; ""3.3.6 Congenital Sources of Variation in Cancer Susceptibility"" ""3.3.7 Special Considerations for Astronauts""""3.3.8 Key Issues""; ""4. Predicting Cancer Risks from Previous Radiation or Chemotherapy Treatments""; ""4.1 Introduction""; ""4.2 Second Cancers After Radiation Therapy""; ""4.2.1 Carcinogenic Effects of Radiation""; ""4.2.2 Factors Affecting Risk of Second Malignancy""; ""4.3 Risk of Radiation-Induced Malignancies""; ""4.3.1 Radiation-Induced Leukemia""; ""4.3.2 Radiation-Induced Solid Tumors""; ""4.4 Characteristics of Medical Radiation Exposures""; ""4.4.1 Radiation Dose""; ""4.4.2 Radiation Treatment Planning and Delivery"" ""4.5 Interactions Between Chemotherapy and Radiation: Impact on Cancer Risk"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911004742003321 |
| Bethesda, Md., : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, c2011 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Radiation threats and your safety : a guide to preparation and response for professionals and community / / Armin Ansari
| Radiation threats and your safety : a guide to preparation and response for professionals and community / / Armin Ansari |
| Autore | Ansari Armin |
| Edizione | [1st edition] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (344 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.196/9897 |
| Soggetto topico |
Ionizing radiation - Accidents
Ionizing radiation - Safety measures Emergency management |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-429-19296-7
1-282-30403-8 9786612304033 1-4200-8362-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front cover; Dedication; CONTENTS; PREFACE; THE AUTHOR; Part One: UNDERSTANDING RADIATION; Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2. RADIATION IN EVERYDAY LIFE; Chapter 3. RADIATION 101; Part Two: THE IMPACT OF RADIATION; Chapter 4. ACCIDENTAL RADIATION EMERGENCIES; Chapter 5. INTENTIONAL RADIATION EMERGENCIES; Chapter 6. HEALTH EFFECTS OF RADIATION; Chpater 7. ENVIRONMENT EFFECTS OF RADIATION; Chapter 8. PSYCHOSOCIAL EFFECTS OF RADIATION; Part Three: RESPONDING TO RADIATION; Chapter 9. PROTECTING YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY; Chapter 10. PREPARING YOUR FAMILY EMERGENCY PLAN
Chapter 11. MEDICAL RESPONSE TO RADIATION EMERGENCIESChapter 12. RADIATION DRUGS; Chapter 13. GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO RADIATION EMERGENCIES; Chapter 14. RESPONDING AS PROFESSIONALS; Chapter 15. RESPONDING AS A COMMUNITY; Part Four: CONCLUSION; Chapter 16. LIVING WITH THE THREAT; GLOSSARY; APPENDIX A: EMERGENCY SUPPLY LIST; APPENDIX B: RADIATION FROM MICROWAVES AND CELLULAR PHONES; APPENDIX C: FOOD IRRADIATION; INDEX; Back cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455090303321 |
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| Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2010 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Radiation threats and your safety : a guide to preparation and response for professionals and community / / Armin Ansari
| Radiation threats and your safety : a guide to preparation and response for professionals and community / / Armin Ansari |
| Autore | Ansari Armin |
| Edizione | [1st edition] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (344 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.196/9897 |
| Soggetto topico |
Ionizing radiation - Accidents
Ionizing radiation - Safety measures Emergency management |
| ISBN |
0-429-19296-7
1-282-30403-8 9786612304033 1-4200-8362-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front cover; Dedication; CONTENTS; PREFACE; THE AUTHOR; Part One: UNDERSTANDING RADIATION; Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2. RADIATION IN EVERYDAY LIFE; Chapter 3. RADIATION 101; Part Two: THE IMPACT OF RADIATION; Chapter 4. ACCIDENTAL RADIATION EMERGENCIES; Chapter 5. INTENTIONAL RADIATION EMERGENCIES; Chapter 6. HEALTH EFFECTS OF RADIATION; Chpater 7. ENVIRONMENT EFFECTS OF RADIATION; Chapter 8. PSYCHOSOCIAL EFFECTS OF RADIATION; Part Three: RESPONDING TO RADIATION; Chapter 9. PROTECTING YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY; Chapter 10. PREPARING YOUR FAMILY EMERGENCY PLAN
Chapter 11. MEDICAL RESPONSE TO RADIATION EMERGENCIESChapter 12. RADIATION DRUGS; Chapter 13. GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO RADIATION EMERGENCIES; Chapter 14. RESPONDING AS PROFESSIONALS; Chapter 15. RESPONDING AS A COMMUNITY; Part Four: CONCLUSION; Chapter 16. LIVING WITH THE THREAT; GLOSSARY; APPENDIX A: EMERGENCY SUPPLY LIST; APPENDIX B: RADIATION FROM MICROWAVES AND CELLULAR PHONES; APPENDIX C: FOOD IRRADIATION; INDEX; Back cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778418603321 |
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| Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2010 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Radiation threats and your safety : a guide to preparation and response for professionals and community / / Armin Ansari
| Radiation threats and your safety : a guide to preparation and response for professionals and community / / Armin Ansari |
| Autore | Ansari Armin |
| Edizione | [1st edition] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton, : Taylor & Francis, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (344 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.196/9897 |
| Soggetto topico |
Ionizing radiation - Accidents
Ionizing radiation - Safety measures Emergency management Disasters Radiation Injuries - prevention & control Disaster Planning Radioactive Hazard Release - prevention & control Radiologic Health |
| ISBN |
1-04-017922-3
0-429-19296-7 1-282-30403-8 9786612304033 1-4200-8362-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Radiation in everyday life -- Radiation -- Accidental radiation emergencies -- Intentional radiation emergencies -- Health effects of radiation -- Environmental effects of radiation -- Psychosocial effects of radiation -- Protecting yourself and your family -- Preparing your family emergency plan -- Medical response to radiation emergencies -- Radiation drugs -- Government response to radiation emergencies -- Responding as professionals -- Responding as a community -- Living with the threat. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910955139603321 |
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| Boca Raton, : Taylor & Francis, 2009 | ||
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Risk to the thyroid from ionizing radiation [[electronic resource]]
| Risk to the thyroid from ionizing radiation [[electronic resource]] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bethesda, Md., : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (559 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.196/9897 |
| Collana | NCRP report |
| Soggetto topico |
Thyroid gland - Cancer - Etiology
Ionizing radiation - Toxicology Ionizing radiation - Dose-response relationship |
| ISBN | 1-61583-010-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""Purpose and Rationale""; ""Goals""; ""Synopsis of this Report""; ""Synopsis of this Report�s Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""Conclusions""; ""Recommendations""; ""1. Introduction""; ""1.1 Historic Overview""; ""1.1.1 Radioiodine Production and Use in the Study of Thyroid Physiology""; ""1.1.2 Use of Radioiodine in Medical Treatment""; ""1.1.3 Radiation Effects on the Thyroid Observed in Patients""; ""1.1.4 Radioiodine in the Environment""; ""1.2 Overview of this Report""; ""1.2.1 Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands""
""1.2.2 Radiation Dosimetry and Dose Reconstruction""""1.2.3 Radiation Effects""; ""1.2.4 Radiation Risk for Thyroid Neoplasms""; ""1.2.5 Screening for Thyroid Disease Following Radiation Exposure""; ""1.2.6 Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""1.2.7 Appendices""; ""2. Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands""; ""2.1 Anatomy and Physiology""; ""2.1.1 Anatomy""; ""2.1.2 Physiology""; ""2.2 Diseases of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands""; ""2.2.1 Benign Thyroid Nodules""; ""2.2.2 Thyroid Cancer""; ""2.2.3 Functional Diseases""; ""2.3 Medical Uses of Radiation"" ""2.3.1 External Beam Radiation Therapy Exposures of the Thyroid""""2.3.2 Diagnostic Use of Radioactive Tracers in the Thyroid""; ""2.3.3 Radioactive Iodine Therapy""; ""2.3.4 Thyroid Dose from Radioactive Iodine""; ""2.4 Thyroid Genomics""; ""2.4.1 DNA Damage and Cellular Response""; ""2.4.2 Molecular Biology Techniques""; ""3. Radiation Dosimetry and Dose Reconstruction""; ""3.1 Specification of Dose in Principle and in Practice""; ""3.1.1 Specification of Dose: Ideal""; ""3.1.2 Specification of Dose: Practical""; ""3.2 External Dose""; ""3.2.1 Medical External Radiation Exposure"" ""3.2.2 External Radiation Exposure Associated with the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki""""3.3 Internal Dose""; ""3.3.1 Radioisotopes of Iodine""; ""3.3.2 Age-Dependent Thyroid Absorbed Doses from Radioisotopes of Iodine""; ""3.3.3 Environmental Dispersion of Radioiodine""; ""3.3.4 Potassium Iodide Blockade of Radioiodine Uptake in the Thyroid""; ""3.3.5 Limitations of the Radiobiological Significance of Iodine-129""; ""3.3.6 Spatial and Temporal Inhomogeneities in Intrathyroidal Radioiodine Distribution and Absorbed Dose"" ""3.3.7 Dose Assessment of Major Environmental Releases of Radioiodines""""3.4 Radiation Dosimetry in Specific Epidemiological Studies of Radiogenic Thyroid Disease""; ""4. Radiation Effects""; ""4.1 Animal Data""; ""4.1.1 Experiments with Rodents""; ""4.1.2 Experiments in Larger Animals""; ""4.1.3 Experiments to Determine Relative Biological Effectiveness""; ""4.2 Types of Epidemiologic Studies""; ""4.2.1 Cohort Studies""; ""4.2.2 Case-Control Studies""; ""4.2.3 Clinical Screening Studies""; ""4.2.4 Ecological (Aggregate) Studies"" ""4.3 Methodological Issues Regarding Studies of Radiation and Thyroid Tumors"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911006612903321 |
| Bethesda, Md., : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, 2009 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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