Health Physics Society Journal
February 2010, Volume 98, Number 2
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| On the cover: Attendees at Biodose-2008 Conference, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire, 7�10 September 2008. See Editors' Remarks and entire issue for publications from conference. |  |
CONTENTS
GUEST EDITORIAL
Editors' Remarks � Steven L. Simon, Anne R. Skinner, and Harold M. Swartz
PAPERS
OVERVIEW AND EVENT MANAGEMENT
A Critical Assessment of Biodosimetry Methods for Large-Scale Incidents � Harold M. Swartz, Ann Barry Flood, Robert M. Gougelet, Michael E. Rea, Roberto J. Nicolalde, and Benjamin B. Williams
Current Use and Future Needs of Biodosimetry in Studies of Long-Term Health Risk Following Radiation Exposure � Steven L. Simon, Andr� Bouville, and Ruth Kleinerman
The View from the Trenches: Part 1�Emergency Medical Response Plans and the Need for EPR Screening � Robert M. Gougelet, Michael E. Rea, Roberto J. Nicolalde, James A. Geiling, and Harold M. Swartz
The View from the Trenches: Part 2�Technical Considerations for EPR Screening � Roberto J. Nicolalde, Robert M. Gougelet, Michael Rea, Benjamin B. Williams, Ruhong Dong, Maciej M. Kmiec, Piotr N. Lesniewski, and Harold M. Swartz
Proposed Triage Categories for Large-Scale Radiation Incidents Using High-Accuracy Biodosimetry Methods � Michael E. Rea, Robert M. Gougelet, Roberto J. Nicolalde, James A. Geiling, and Harold M. Swartz
Combined Injury: Factors with Potential to Impact Radiation Dose Assessments � G. David Ledney and Thomas B. Elliott
Multiple Parameter Radiation Injury Assessment Using a Nonhuman Primate Radiation Model�Biodosimetry Applications � William F. Blakely, Natalia I. Ossetrova, Mark H. Whitnall, David J. Sandgren, Vadim I. Krivokrysenko, Alexander Shakhov, and Elena Feinstein
Assessment of Radiation Damage�The Need for a Multiparametric and Integrative Approach with the Help of Both Clinical and Biological Dosimetry � Armin Riecke, Christian G. Ruf, and Viktor Meineke
Global Networking for Biodosimetry Laboratory Capacity Surge in Radiation Emergencies � Derek H. Christie, May C. Chu, and Zhanat Carr
Rapid Radiation Dose Assessment for Radiological Public Health Emergencies: Roles of NIAID and BARDA � Marcy B. Grace, Brian R. Moyer, Joanna Prasher, Kenneth D. Cliffer, Narayani Ramakrishnan, Joseph Kaminski, C. Norman Coleman, Ronald G. Manning, Bert W. Maidment, and Richard Hatchett
BIOLOGICALLY BASED PARAMETERS
Biodosimetry on Small Blood Volume Using Gene Expression Assay � Muriel Brengues, Brigitte Paap, Michael Bittner, Sally Amundson, Bruce Seligmann, Ronald Korn, Ralf Lenigk, and Frederic Zenhausern
The Urine Proteome for Radiation Biodosimetry: Effect of Total Body vs. Local Kidney Irradiation � Mukut Sharma, Brian D. Halligan, Bassam T. Wakim, Virginia J. Savin, Eric P. Cohen, and John E. Moulder
The Identification of Serum Biomarkers of High-LET Radiation Exposure and Biological Sequelae � Richard A. Britten, Shamina Mitchell, Angela M. Johnson, Sylvia J. Singletary, Sonia K. Keeney, Julius O. Nyalwidhe, Izabela D. Karbassi, Gyorgy Lonart, Larry D. Sanford, and Richard R. Drake
Combined Approach of Hematological Biomarkers and Plasma Protein SAA for Improvement of Radiation Dose Assessment Triage in Biodosimetry Applications � Natalia I. Ossetrova, David J. Sandgren, Sergio Gallego, and William F. Blakely
The RABIT: A Rapid Automated Biodosimetry Tool for Radiological Triage � Guy Garty, Youhua Chen, Alessio Salerno, Helen Turner, Jian Zhang, Oleksandra Lyulko, Antonella Bertucci, Yanping Xu, Hongliang Wang, Nabil Simaan, Gerhard Randers-Pehrson, Y. Lawrence Yao, Sally A. Amundson, and David J. Brenner
Validating High-Throughput Micronucleus Analysis of Peripheral Reticulocytes for Radiation Biodosimetry: Benchmark against Dicentric and CBMN Assays in a Mouse Model � Yuhchyau Chen, Ying Tsai, Irena Nowak, Nancy Wang, Olivier Hyrien, Ruth Wilkins, Catherine Ferrarotto, Hongliang Sun, and Stephen D. Dertinger
Dynamics of Micronuclei in Mouse Skin Fibroblasts after Gamma Irradiation � Pavel Kaspler, Olivier Hyrien, and Richard P. Hill
The Lymphocyte Cytokinesis-Block Micronucleus Cytome Assay and Its Application in Radiation Biodosimetry � Michael Fenech
Triage Dose Assessment for Partial-Body Exposure: Dicentric Analysis � Pataje G.S. Prasanna, Maria Moroni, and Terry C. Pellmar
The Use of the Dicentric Assay for Biological Dosimetry for Radiation Accidents in Bulgaria � Valeria Hadjidekova, Rositsa Hristova, Elizabeth A. Ainsbury, Petya Atanasova, Ljubomira Popova, and Albena Staynova
Chromosomal Aberrations and Sickness Rates in Chernobyl Clean-Up Workers in the Years Following the Accident � Sergey S. Alexanin, Natalia M. Slozina, Elizaveta G. Neronova, and Natalia V. Makarova
Establishment of an X-Ray Standard Calibration Curve by Conventional Dicentric Analysis as Prerequisite for Accurate Radiation Dose Assessment � Christina Beinke, Herbert Braselmann, and Viktor Meineke
Low-Cost Metaphase Finder System � Akira Furukawa, Masako Minamihisamatsu, and Isamu Hayata
Quickscan Dicentric Chromosome Analysis for Radiation Biodosimetry � F.N. Flegal, Y. Devantier, J.P. McNamee, and R.C. Wilkins
Computer-Assisted Severity of Effect Assessment of Hematopoietic Cell Renewal after Radiation Exposure Based on Mathematical Models � Dieter H. Graessle and Theodor M. Fliedner
Dose Estimation Software for Radiation Biodosimetry � Elizabeth A. Ainsbury and David C. Lloyd
PHYSICALLY BASED PARAMETERS
Fingernail Dosimetry: Current Status and Perspectives � Alex Romanyukha, Ricardo A. Reyes, Francois Trompier, and Luis A. Benevides
Ex Vivo Analysis of Irradiated Fingernails: Chemical Yields and Properties of Radiation-Induced and Mechanically Induced Radicals � Paul J. Black and Steven G. Swarts
Dosimetry Based on EPR Spectral Analysis of Fingernail Clippings � Dean E. Wilcox, Xiaoming He, Jiang Gui, Andres E. Ruuge, Hongbin Li, Benjamin B. Williams, and Harold M. Swartz
Development of a Compact Electron Spin Resonance System for Measuring ESR Signals of Irradiated Fingernails � Hirosuke Suzuki, Kenji Tamukai, Naoki Yoshida, Hiroaki Ohya, Katsuhisa Kato, Kazunori Anzai, and Harold M. Swartz
The Mechanism of CO2� Radical Formation in Biological and Synthetic Apatites � V.V. Rudko, I.P. Vorona, N.P. Baran, S.S. Ishchenko, I.V. Zatovsky, and L.S. Chumakova
Development of In Vivo Tooth EPR for Individual Radiation Dose Estimation and Screening � Benjamin B. Williams, Ruhong Dong, Maciej Kmiec, Greg Burke, Eugene Demidenko, David Gladstone, Roberto J. Nicolalde, Artur Sucheta, Piotr Lesniewski, and Harold M. Swartz
Surface Loop Resonator Design for In Vivo EPR Tooth Dosimetry Using Finite Element Analysis � Jennifer D. Pollock, Benjamin B. Williams, Jason W. Sidabras, Oleg Grinberg, Ildar Salikhov, Piotr Lesniewski, Maciej Kmiec, and Harold M. Swartz
Dental Enamel EPR Dosimetry: Comparative Testing of the Spectra Processing Methods for Determination of Radiation-Induced Signal Amplitude � A.I. Ivannikov, D. Sanin, M. Nalapko, V.F. Skvortsov, V.F. Stepanenko, A.F. Tsyb, F. Trompier, K. Zhumadilov, and M. Hoshi
90Sr in Mammal Teeth from Contaminated Areas in the Former Soviet Union Measured by Imaging Plates � Shin Toyoda, Yoshitsugu Hino, Alexander A. Romanyukha, Oleg Tarasov, Sergey P. Pivovarov, and Masaharu Hoshi
UV Effects in Tooth Enamel and Their Possible Application in EPR Dosimetry with Front Teeth � S. Sholom, M. Desrosiers, V. Chumak, N. Luckyanov, S.L. Simon, and A. Bouville
The Neutron Dose Conversion Coefficients Calculation in Human Tooth Enamel in an Anthropomorphic Phantom � A.M. Khailov, A.I. Ivannikov, V.G. Skvortsov, V.F. Stepanenko, A.F. Tsyb, F. Trompier, and M. Hoshi
An Example of Problems in Dose Reconstruction from Doses Formed by Electromagnetic Irradiation by Different Energy Sources � Vladimir Kirillov, Joseph Kuchuro, Sergey Tolstik, and Tatyana Leonova
Sensitivity Comparison of Two L-Alanine Doped Blends to Different Photon Energies � Felipe Chen, Jos� Vega Ramirez, Patr�cia Nicolucci, and Oswaldo Baffa
Radiation Accident Dosimetry on Plastics by EPR Spectrometry � F. Trompier, C. Bassinet, and I. Clairand
EPR Emergency Dosimetry with Plastic Components of Personal Goods � S. Sholom and V. Chumak
Radiation Accident Dosimetry on Glass by TL and EPR Spectrometry � C. Bassinet, F. Trompier, and I. Clairand
An Attempt to Use Sweeteners as a Material for Accident Dosimetry � Angela Kinoshita, Fl�vio A. Jos�, and Oswaldo Baffa
Response of Alanine and Barium Dithionate EPR Dosimeters � V.A. Onischuk, J. de Boer, A.I. Levon, V.M. Maksimenko, M. Wurkner, V.R. Zaitov, and O.A. Bugay
ESR Dating Pleistocene Barnacles from BC and Maine: A New Method for Tracking Sea Level Change � Bonnie A.B. Blackwell, J.J.J. Gong, Anne R. Skinner, Andr�e Blais-Stevens, Robert E. Nelson, and Joel I.B. Blickstein
A New Method for Calculating the Accumulated Dose in ESR Dating and Retrospective Dosimetry � Luis Carlos Oliveira, Angela Kinoshita, Renato P. Lopes, and Oswaldo Baffa
Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) of Tooth Enamel and Its Potential Use in Post-Radiation Exposure Triage � R. DeWitt, D.M. Klein, E.G. Yukihara, S.L. Simon, and S.W.S. McKeever
Radiation Accident Dosimetry on Electronic Components by OSL � C. Bassinet, F. Trompier, and I. Clairand
OTHER CONTENT
News and Notices
Health Physics Society Prospectus
Health Physics Society Affiliate Members
Author Guidelines
Advertisers Guide
Advertisers Index
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