Medical management of radiation victims in the United States.
Many governmental and non-governmental agencies are involved in the planning for radiation events in the U.S. We will focus on medical management after mass casualty events, specifically the involvement of the Radiation Injury Treatment Network (RITN), a voluntary consortium of medical centers across the continental U.S. RITN and its partners have established standardized approaches for the evaluation and treatment of radiation victims, which are now available online. Efforts are underway to streamline these processes, provide training to healthcare practitioners around the country, and harmonize with similar efforts around the world.
Davids
Matthew S
MS
Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Case
Cullen
C
Confer
Dennis L
DL
Weisdorf
Daniel J
DJ
Weinstock
David M
DM
D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D002959:Civil Defense; D004189:Disaster Planning; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D006077:Government Agencies; D006285:Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release; D012042:Registries; D012066:Relief Work / Q000458:organization & administration; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States