1. The Latin American Biological Dosimetry Network (LBDNet)
- Author
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J. Fernández Rearte, P. Valdivia, Oriol Gasquez Garcia, C. ArceoMaldonado, M. Di Giorgio, M. R. Taja, M. Espinoza, Wilner Martínez-López, M. Di Tomasso, G. E. Cortina Ramírez, Ivonne Romero, Jorge E. González, C. E. Sapienza, A. Radl, C. Guerrero-Carbajal, M. Deminge, T. Mandina, Ana I. Lamadrid, and M. Stuck Oliveira
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Latin Americans ,Process (engineering) ,Computer science ,International Cooperation ,Disaster Planning ,Concept of operations ,030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Radiation Protection ,Dosimetry ,Humans ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Radiometry ,Radiation ,Radiological and Ultrasound Technology ,business.industry ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,International Agencies ,General Medicine ,Emergency response ,Latin America ,Risk analysis (engineering) ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Radiation protection ,business ,Radioactive Hazard Release - Abstract
Biological Dosimetry is a necessary support for national radiation protection programmes and emergency response schemes. The Latin American Biological Dosimetry Network (LBDNet) was formally founded in 2007 to provide early biological dosimetry assistance in case of radiation emergencies in the Latin American Region. Here are presented the main topics considered in the foundational document of the network, which comprise: mission, partners, concept of operation, including the mechanism to request support for biological dosimetry assistance in the region, and the network capabilities. The process for network activation and the role of the coordinating laboratory during biological dosimetry emergency response is also presented. This information is preceded by historical remarks on biological dosimetry cooperation in Latin America. A summary of the main experimental and practical results already obtained by the LBDNet is also included.
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- 2016