Preventing a Dirty Bomb: Case Studies and Lessons Learned | NLM

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Preventing a Dirty Bomb: Case Studies and Lessons Learned

10/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI). Published: 10/2019. This 36-page report provides stories of major urban areas and institutions in the United States that have made the decision to remove and replace medical and research devices containing cesium-137 with equally effective alternatives that do not pose the security risks associated with high-activity radiological materials. Hospitals, research centers, and governments increasingly are recognizing the risks associated with radiological devices and are voluntarily removing and replacing them. The report aims to educate public health officials at the local and state levels, hospital chief operating officers and administrators, and other cesium-137 users about the advantages of alternative technologies. (PDF)