• Health physics · Jun 2010

    A guide to radiation accidents for the general practitioner.

    • Wendla Paile.
    • STUK-Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, PO Box 14, FIN-00881 Helsinki, Finland. wendla.paile@stuk.fi
    • Health Phys. 2010 Jun 1; 98 (6): 788-9.

    AbstractA short guidebook for medical professionals has been published in Finland, summarizing essential knowledge of radiation accidents, including diagnosis and treatment of radiation injuries. The work was undertaken by the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK), which is a liaison institution of the World Health Organization Radiation Emergency Medical Preparedness and Assistance Network. The booklet is available in all hospital emergency departments and health care centers throughout the country.

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