... healthy tissue will eventually recover. Although cobalt therapy can be used to treat cancer, studies have also demonstrated how, as a result of its properties as a strong gamma, potentially it could be readily utilized in a ‘dirty bomb’. ¹⁰ Alternative technologies to cobalt therapy all rely...

... and real-world case studies to explore psychological and behavioural responses to radiological terrorism. The chapter also discusses data from two projects that developed and tested communication interventions for use in ‘dirty bomb’ and covert radiation release scenarios. In so doing, it establishes core...

...This chapter considers what the terrorism prosecution signifies through a more thorough discussion of several high-profile cases, including that of Jose Padilla, the so-called al-Qaeda "dirty bomber," whose trial and conviction on criminal charges were unconnected to the government's dirty bomb...

... Boston Marathon bombings is analyzed, and other international case examples are provided. open-air attack suicide bomber disaster response anti-terrorism hospital preparations blast overpressures Boston Marathon bombings terrorist secondary attack dirty bomb bombing events suicide bombers blast...

... to radioactive material for dirty bombs? From the perspective of Germany, the EU, and the 218 Republic of Korea, leaving out radiological sources such as caesium-137 used in medical treatment meant that a crucial part of the threat spectrum was being ignored. Another sensitive topic was whether some...

... Malaysia and the United Kingdom, as case studies to demonstrate how to improve radiological source security in a sustainable way. Suggested Reading Acton, James , Rogers, M. Brooke , and Zimmerman, Peter , ( 2007 ), ‘ Beyond the Dirty Bomb: Re-thinking Radiological Terror ’, Survival...

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