title: "Nuclear" medicine physicians as communicators: their point of view on the aftermath of "nuclear" disaster.
abstract: On March 11th, 2011 earthquakes and a subsequent tsunami devastated northern Japan. The consecutive technical catastrophe in the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was not only an additional local tragedy, it also turned out to be a global disaster. In this review we intend to discuss emerging problems and enlighten a way to communicate in such events, tell people how to react in such scenarios and prevent panic by providing rational information.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. anton.staudenherz@meduniwien.ac.at
authors.forename: Anton
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Staudenherz
authors.forename: Helmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sinzinger
mesh_terms: D001317:Austria; D003142:Communication; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004190:Disasters; D055866:Earthquakes; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D007564:Japan; D009683:Nuclear Medicine; D055848:Nuclear Power Plants / Q000600:supply & distribution; D010200:Panic; D010819:Physician's Role; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release; D057192:Tsunamis