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DossierFrom the event to medical treatment


For the longest time, the treatment of irradiation and radionuclide contamination was only a concern for the nuclear workforce. Since more than a decade, the threat of a terrorist attack (CBRNe risk) that could involve radionuclides (NR) has been a reality, which furthermore raises the question of treating the public.

In this file you will find information regarding the treatment of: external radiation (radioprotective treatments), skin contamination (decontamination), and internal contamination (decorporation treatments).

Published on 18 March 2015