The role of institutions of radiological health in the response system for nuclear or radiological emergencies
10.13491/j.issn.1004-714X.2022.03.013
- VernacularTitle:放射卫生机构在核辐射卫生应急体系作用探讨
- Author:
Xu MAO
1
;
Huifang CHEN
1
;
Cuiping LEI
1
;
Chunhui CHANG
1
;
Ximing FU
1
Author Information
1. National Institute for Radiological Protection, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100088 China.
- Publication Type:OriginalArticles
- Keywords:
Institutions of radiological health;
Health response to nuclear or radiological emergencies;
Combination of non-emergency and emergency use;
Response capabilities
- From:
Chinese Journal of Radiological Health
2022;31(3):323-327
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Medical rescue bases for nuclear or radiological emergencies are mostly composed of institutions that have obtained the qualification of radiological health technical service (Class A) or the qualification of radiation-induced disease diagnosis. Institutions of radiological health have accumulated the technical capabilities of radiation monitoring, contamination detection, dose estimation, and health effects evaluation in their daily work, which can play an important role in the response to nuclear or radiological emergencies and realize the “combination of non-emergency and emergency use” in capacity building. It is suggested that institutions of radiological health at all levels should continue to take advantage of their strengths, improve their capabilities through participating in radiation monitoring projects, and actively participate in the assessment of assay capabilities of institutions of radiological health, so as to provide personnel and technical reserves for the health response to nuclear or radiological emergencies.
