title: Emergency response health physics.
abstract: Health physics is an important discipline with regard to understanding the effects of radiation on human health. This paper aims to illustrate the unique challenges presented to the health physicist or analyst of radiological data in a large-scale emergency.
authors.affiliation: National Security Technologies, LLC, Remote Sensing Laboratory-Nellis, PO Box 98521, Las Vegas, NV 89193-8521, USA. menarm@nv.doe.gov
authors.forename: Rajah
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mena
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pemberton
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Beal
mesh_terms: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis; D055866:Earthquakes; D004630:Emergencies; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006283:Health Physics; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D055848:Nuclear Power Plants; D011834:Radiation Monitoring; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis; D057192:Tsunamis
chemical_list: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive