Advances in Mitigation of Injuries from Radiological Terrorism or Nuclear Accidents (Review Paper)

  • John Moulder Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
  • Meetha Medhora Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Keywords: Radiological terrorism, nuclear accident, countermeasures, biodosimetry, acute radiation syndrome

Abstract

A program to deal with the medical consequences of a radiological terrorism incident or a nuclear accident requires three principal components: (i) the technology to rapidly determine the radiation doses received by a large number of people, (ii) methods for alleviating acute hematological radiation injuries, and (iii) approved drugs for mitigation of chronic radiation injuries. Laboratory studies have shown that all these needs can be met theoretically. However, moving from the existing laboratory studies to a deployed program is not easy. The work that still needs to be done is expensive and time-consuming, and the move from the laboratory to the field may also face severe regulatory barriers.

Defence Science Journal, 2011, 61(2), pp.99-104, DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.14429/dsj.61.828

Author Biographies

John Moulder, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Dr John E. Moulder received his PhD from Yale University, New Haven, USA, and completed post-doctoral training at the Gray Laboratory of the Cancer Research Campaign, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, UK. He is a Professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA, in the Departments of Radiation Oncology, Radiology and Pharmacology/Toxicology and he is Director of the Medical College of Wisconsin Centre for Medical Countermeasures Against Radiological Terrorism. Currently his research is focused on developing mitigators of chronic radiation-induced injuries.

Meetha Medhora, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Dr Meetha Medhora received her PhD from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and completed post-doctoral training at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA. She is an Associate Professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA, in the Departments of Radiation Oncology, Pulmonary Medicine and Physiology and she is Associate Director of the Medical College of Wisconsin Centre for Medical Countermeasures Against Radiological Terrorism. Currently her research is focused on developing mitigators of radiation-induced injury to the lung.

Published
2011-02-09
How to Cite
Moulder, J., & Medhora, M. (2011). Advances in Mitigation of Injuries from Radiological Terrorism or Nuclear Accidents (Review Paper). Defence Science Journal, 61(2), 99-104. https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.61.828