Special SubmissionLAURISTON S. TAYLOR LECTURE: RADIATION PROTECTION IN THE AFTERMATH OF A TERRORIST ATTACK INVOLVING EXPOSURE TO IONIZING RADIATIONGonzález, Abel J.* Author Information * Director, International Atomic Energy Agency, Wagramerstrasse 5 (A-1400), Vienna, Austria. For correspondence or reprints contact: the author at the above address, or email at [email protected]. (Manuscript received 18 July 2005; accepted 25 July 2005) Health Physics 89(5):p 418-446, November 2005. | DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000179340.57348.26 Buy Metrics Abstract I would like to start this Twenty-Eighth Lauriston S. Taylor Lecture by expressing my gratitude to the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) for this unique occasion. I feel particularly honored for this opportunity to address a highly specialized and qualified audience of professionals who are specifically interested in what appears to be a forthcoming worldwide challenge, namely radiological terrorism and managing its potential radiological consequences. ©2005Health Physics Society
