Emergency Resources and Reference Documents

Kentucky Radiation Health Branch http://www.chfs.ky.gov/dph/radiation.htm

275 E. Main St.

Mailstop HS1C-A

Frankfort, KY 40621

Phone: (502) 564-3700

FAX: (502) 564-1492

Normal office hours are 8 a.m.-4:40 p.m., Monday-Friday.Kentucky Emergency Management Duty Office will respond to radiological emergencies outside normal hours. In case of an after hours emergency, call (800) 255-2587

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) http://orise.orau.gov/

Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS) http://orise.orau.gov/reacts/default.aspx

Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM)

Radiation Public Health Emergencies, Community Resilience, and the Role of Nuclear Medicine Technologists http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/41/3/184.full

US Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS)

Radiation Emergency Medical Management http://www.remm.nlm.gov/typesofevents.htm
DHHS website Tab – Tools & Guidelines
- Dose Estimator for Exposure (with video tutorial)
- Develop a Radiation Response Team
The DHHS web site offers a full range of information concerning Radiation Emergency Response.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

CDC Radiation Emergencies Resources Library http://www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/resourcelibrary/all.asp

Use of Radiation Detection, Measuring, and Imaging Instruments to Assess Internal Contamination from Intakes of Radionuclides
Screening People For External Contamination: How to Use Hand Held Survey Equipment (Video)
Shipping Instructions for Specimens Collected from People Who May Have Been Exposed to Radiation (Collecting, labeling & Shipping Specimens included)
The CDC web site offers documents, training video’s and additional web link resources.

Visual Monte Carlo Software (VMC)

Used for whole body counting (WBC) using Gamma Camera http://www.vmcsoftware.com

American College of Radiology (ACR)

Radiation Disaster: Preparedness and Response For Radiology http://www.acr.org/membership/legal-business-practices/disaster-preparedness
Scroll down to Related Resources at the bottom of the page to down load a copy of the document.

ACR Disaster Preparedness Primer for Radiological Professionals

Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

Medical Response to a Major Radiologic Emergency: A Primer for Medical and Public Health Practitioners http://radiology.rsna.org/content/254/3/660.full#sec-6

Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD)

CRCPD Handbook for Responding for Radiological Disaster http://www.crcpd.org/rdd_handbook/rdd-handbook-forweb.pdf