- Author
- Jarboe, T.
- Title
- WMD Response: Radiation Basics. Part 1.
- Journal
- Firehouse, Vol. 27, No. 7, 94,96,98, July 2002
- Keywords
- chemical warfare | explosives | radioactive materials | contamination | exposure | panic
- Identifiers
- exposure to radiation intensity of 1,000 mR/hr: exposure time, exposure (MR); decay of radioactive materials in 7 and 10 half-life periods: halif-life period, % activity; common types of radiation: alpha particle, beta particle, gamma ray, x-ray; half-life of selected radionuclides; shielding