title: Understanding radiologic and nuclear terrorism as public health threats: preparedness and response perspectives.
abstract: Terrorism dates back to antiquity, but our understanding of it as a public health threat is still in its nascent stages. Focusing on radiation and nuclear terrorism, we apply a public health perspective to explore relevant physical health and psychosocial impacts, the evolving national response infrastructure created to address terrorism, and the potential roles of nuclear medicine professionals in preparing for and responding to radiologic and nuclear terrorism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA. dbarnett@jhsph.edu
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Barnett
authors.forename: Cindy L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Blodgett
authors.forename: Rachel K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Wierzba
authors.forename: Jonathan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Links
mesh_terms: D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D040381:Education, Public Health Professional; D009683:Nuclear Medicine / Q000193:education; D009689:Nuclear Warfare; D011634:Public Health / Q000193:education; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D011835:Radiation Protection; D023481:Terrorism