DocumentCode :
269897
Title :
BOOSTER: Development of a Toolbox for Triage of Large Groups of Individuals Exposed to Radioactive Material
Author :
Schoepff, Vincent ; Almási, István ; Amgarou, Khalil ; Becker, Frank ; Carrel, F. ; Carvajal, Federico ; Gaboriau, David C. ; Gmar, M. ; Kelemen, András ; Kovács, András ; Kovács-Széles, Éva ; Lemaire, Hermine ; Menaa, Nabil ; Mesterházy
Author_Institution :
LIST, CEA, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Volume :
61
Issue :
4
fYear :
2014
fDate :
Aug. 2014
Firstpage :
2210
Lastpage :
2216
Abstract :
The effective management of an event involving the exposure of a large number of people to radioactive material requires a mechanism for fast triage of exposed people. BOOSTER is a project founded by the European Union under the Seventh Framework Programme, addressing this requirement. It is a capability project designed to provide an integrated system which could easily be deployed and used. For this purpose, the BOOSTER consortium, relying on the expertise of seven members, researches and develops new approaches to allow an effective and fast management of most kind of nuclear threats. BOOSTER System was designed to help first responders mitigate the crisis by providing the necessary information to quickly assess the radiological situation, to support triage staff in performing an efficient and fast categorization of the potentially affected victims, and to give medical staff crucial information for further treatment at medium or long term post-accident.
Keywords :
fission reactor accidents; radioactive pollution; radioactive waste; BOOSTER consortium; European Union project; integrated system; radioactive material; radiological situation; Cameras; Contamination; Pollution measurement; Radioactive materials; Resistors; Sensors; Software; Biodosimetry; crisis management; nuclear accident; radioactive pollution; radiological attack; triage;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9499
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.2014.2311475
Filename :
6828780
Link To Document :
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