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Responding to a Dirty Bomb Detonation

If a so-called "dirty bomb" exploded in a populated area, first responders would have to make immediate decisions to lessen health impacts on people who might be exposed to radioactive material. Brookhaven health physicist Stephen Musolino will be among five speakers who will discuss aspects of a response to such a scenario at the 2007 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in San Francisco.

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