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REMM Bibliography - International Agencies with Radiation Information for Healthcare Providers

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
World Health Organization (WHO)
International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP)
International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU)
Public Health England (PHE), formerly Health Protection Agency (HPA)
United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Ionizing Radiation (UNSCEAR, Vienna, Austria)
Radiation Emergency Medical Preparedness and Assistance Network of the World Health Organization (REMPAN)
Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF) — A Cooperative Japan-US Research Organization

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) resources: selected references for REMM

IAEA publications: complete library (IAEA)
Radiation Protection and Safety in Veterinary Medicine (IAEA, 2021)
Pocket Guide for Medical Physicists Supporting Response to Radiological Emergency (IAEA, 2020)
Medical Management of Radiation Injuries (IAEA, PAHO, IFRC, 2020)
Operations Manual for Incident and Emergency Communications (IAEA, 2020)
Operations Manual for IAEA Assessment and Prognosis during a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency (IAEA, 2020)
International Radiation Monitoring Information System (IAEA, 2020)
Guidelines on Soil and Vegetation Sampling for Radiological Monitoring (IAEA,2019)
Accident Management Programmes for Nuclear Power Plants (IAEA, 2019)
International Symposium on Communicating Nuclear and Radiological Emergencies to the Public (PDF - 6.5 MB) (IAEA and international agencies, October 2018)
- Excellent, comprehensive information about how, what, when to communicate including with social media.
IAEA Safety Glossary: Terminology Used in Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection, 2018 Edition (PDF - 1.83 MB) (IAEA, 2018)
Management of Persons Internally Contaminated with Radionuclides in a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency, A Manual for Medical Personnel (IAEA and partners, 2018)
IAEA Response and Assistance Network (EPR-RANET) (IAEA, 2018)
Leadership, Human Performance and Internal Communication in Nuclear Emergencies (IAEA, 2017)
Arrangements for the Termination of a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency: General Safety Guide No GSG-11 (PDF - 3.6 MB) (IAEA and international partners, 2018)
IAEA Operational Interventional Levels (OILs) for Reactor Emergencies (PDF - 4.57 MB) (IAEA, 2017)
IAEA Safety Glossary - Terminology Used in Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection - Draft 2016 Revision (PDF - 1.79 MB) (IAEA, 2015)
Preparedness and Response for a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency, IAEA Safety Standards Series GSR part 7 (Jointly sponsored by IAEA and 12 other organizations noted on cover page, 2015)
Joint Radiation Emergency Management Plan of the International Organizations (PDF - 38 KB) (Organizations on cover page, 2013)
IAEA Response and Assistance Network (PDF - 3.05 MB) (IAEA, 2013)
Operations Manual for Incident and Emergency Communication: Emergency Preparedness and Response (IAEA, 2013)
Actions to Protect the Public in an Emergency due to Severe Conditions at a Light Water Reactor (IAEA, 2013)
Communication with the Public in a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency (IAEA, 2012)
Cytogenetic Dosimetry: Applications in Preparedness for and Response to Radiation Emergencies (IAEA, PAHO, WHO, September 2011)
Criteria for use in preparedness and response for a nuclear or radiological emergency, General Safety Guide, No. GSG-2, (PDF - 1.45 MB) (FAO, IAEA, ILO, PAHO, WHO, March 2011)
Joint Radiation Emergency Management Plan of the International Organizations (PDF - 1.57 MB) (European Commission, Europol, FAO, IAEA, INTERPOL, IMO, OECD/NEA, PAHO, UNEP, UN/OCHA, UN/OOSA, WHO, WMO, ICAO, UNSCEAR, January 1, 2010)
Global Nuclear Response Network Launches (IAEA, 2008)
Portable First Responder Assistant - A Tool for First Responders to a Radiological Emergency (IAEA, 2008)
Combating Illicit Trafficking in Nuclear and Other Radioactive Material (PDF - 2.41 MB) (IAEA Nuclear Security Series No. 6, IAEA, Europol, Interpol, WCO, 2007)
IAEA Safety Glossary - Terminology Used in Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection (PDF - 2.18 MB) (IAEA, 2007)
Manual for First Responders to a Radiological Emergency (PDF - 2.2 MB) (CTIF, IAEA, PAHO, WHO, October 2006)
Generic Procedures for Medical Response During a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency (PDF - 2,224 KB) (IAEA, WHO, July 2005)
Preparation, Conduct and Evaluation of Exercises to Test Preparedness for a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency (PDF - 1,376 KB) (IAEA, April 2005)
Practical Radiation Technical Manual, Individual Monitoring (PDF - 397 KB) (IAEA, 2004)
Practical Radiation Technical Manual, Personal Protective Equipment (PDF - 439 KB) (IAEA, 2004)
Practical Radiation Technical Manual, Workplace Monitoring for Radiation & Contamination (PDF - 444 KB) (IAEA, 2004)
Practical Radiation Technical Manual, Health Effects & Medical Surveillance (PDF - 424 KB) (IAEA, 2004)
Follow-up of delayed health consequences of acute accidental radiation exposure: Lessons to be learned from their medical management (IAEA-TECDOC-1300, Sponsored by IAEA and WHO, July 2002) (PDF - 1.46 MB)
Preparedness and Response for a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency (PDF - 314 KB) (IAEA Safety Standards Series No. GS-R-2, FAO, IAEA, ILO, OECD/NEA, PAHO, OCHA, WHO, 2002)
See also What To Do in a Radiological Emergency, (IAEA)
Medical Preparedness and Response (Educational Material) (PDF - 2,290 KB) (IAEA, WHO, 2002)
Bauchinger M, Blakely WF, Darroudi F, Edwards A, Fenech M, Hayata I, Koteles GJ, Lindholm C, Lloyd D, Lucas J, Prasanna PGS, Roy L, Sorokine-Durm I, Turai I, Voisin P: Cytogenetic Analysis for Radiation Dose Assessment: A Manual. (PDF - 859 KB) IAEA Technical Report Series No. 405, pp.127, Vienna, 2001
How to Recognize and Initially Respond to an Accidental Radiation Injury (poster, PDF - 436 KB) (pamphlet, PDF - 322 KB) (IAEA, WHO, 2000)
Assessment of Occupational Exposure due to External Sources of Radiation Safety Guide(PDF - 307 KB) (IAEA Safety Standards Series No. RS-G-1.3, 1999)
Assessment of Occupational Exposure due to Intakes of Radionuclides Safety Guide (PDF - 316 KB) (IAEA Safety Reports Series No. RS-G-1.2, 1999)
Diagnosis and Treatment of Radiation Injuries (PDF - 202 KB) (IAEA Safety Reports Series No. 2, Vienna 1998)
Generic Assessment Procedures for Determining Protective Actions During a Reactor Accident (PDF - 2,595 KB) (IAEA-TECDOC-955, August 1997)
International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES) (PDF - 189 KB) (IAEA, 1990)
The Radiological Accident in Goiania (PDF - 6,550 KB) (IAEA, 1988)
See also WHO document list because IAEA collaborates with WHO

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World Health Organization (WHO) resources: selected references for REMM

Radiation Incidents

WHO Collaborating Centers and expert networks: radiation issues
- REMPAN network (Radiation Emergency Medical Preparedness and Assistance Network)
- BioDoseNet network (biodosimetry lab network)
Triage, Monitoring and Treatment of people exposed to ionising radiation following a malevolent act (PDF - 11 MB) (TMT Handbook Partners including WHO, March 2009)
Health Risk Assessment from the Nuclear Accident After the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, Based on Preliminary Dose Estimation (2003)
Management of Radioactivity in Drinking Water (2018)
Iodine Thyroid Blocking: Guidelines for Use in Planning and Responding to Radiological and Nuclear Emergencies (2017)
Framework for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Radiological and Nuclear Emergencies
- Webinar Nov 27, 2020, About Launch of WHO Framework on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Radiological and Nuclear Emergencies (Youtube - 1:27:17)
Health Consequences of Fukushima: 10 years Towards Recovery (WHO webinar March 23, 2021)
- Video link to webinar (Youtube - 2:02:19)
- Webinar agenda
See also IAEA document list because WHO collaborates with IAEA

Mass Casualty Incidents, not Necessarily Radiation

WHO Guidance on Research Methods for Health and Disaster Risk Management (WHO 2018-2022 implementation)
Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2020 (WHO, 2015)
- WHO Technical Guidance Notes on Sendai Framework Reporting for Ministries of Health (WHO, Nov 2020)
- Hazard Definition and Classification Review (WHO/UNDRR, 2020)
- Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management Framework (WHO, 2019)
Ethics in Epidemics, Emergencies and Disasters: Research, Surveillance and Patient Care (WHO, 2015)
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (WHO/UNDRR)
Mass Casualty Management Systems (PDF - 288 KB) (WHO, 2007)
WHO Model Lists of Essential Medicines
Environmental Health in Emergencies and Disasters: a Practical Guide (WHO, 2002)
Environmental Health in Emergencies (WHO)

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International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) resources: selected references for REMM

Publication	Title
ICRP Publication 121	Radiological Protection in Paediatric Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
ICRP 2011 Proceedings	Proceedings of the First ICRP Symposium on the International System of Radiological Protection
ICRP Publication 118	ICRP Statement on Tissue Reactions / Early and Late Effects of Radiation in Normal Tissues and Organs - Threshold Doses for Tissue Reactions in a Radiation Protection Context
ICRP Publication 111	Application of the Commission's Recommendations to the Protection of People Living in Long-term Contaminated Areas after a Nuclear Accident or a Radiation Emergency
ICRP Publication 109	Application of the Commission's Recommendations for the Protection of People in Emergency Exposure Situations
ICRP Publication 104	Scope of Radiological Protection Control Measures
ICRP Publication 103 (Users Edition)	2007 Recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (Users Edition)
ICRP Publication 103	The 2007 Recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection
ICRP Publication 101a	Assessing Dose of the Representative Person for the Purpose of the Radiation Protection of the Public
ICRP Publication 99	Low-dose Extrapolation of Radiation-related Cancer Risk
ICRP Publication 96	Protecting People against Radiation Exposure in the Event of a Radiological Attack
ICRP Supporting Guidance 4	Development of the Draft 2005 Recommendations of the ICRP - A Collection of Papers
ICRP CD3	Database for Dose Coefficients: Doses to Infants from Mothers' Milk
ICRP Publication 95	Doses to Infants from Ingestion of Radionuclides in Mothers' Milk
ICRP Publication 92	Relative Biological Effectiveness, Radiation Weighting and Quality Factor"
ICRP Publication 90	Biological Effects after Prenatal Irradiation (Embryo and Fetus)
ICRP Supporting Guidance 2	Radiation and your patient - A Guide for Medical Practitioners
ICRP CD2	Database of Dose Coefficients: Embryo and Fetus
ICRP Publication 88	Doses to the Embryo and Fetus from Intakes of Radionuclides by the Mother
ICRP Publication 84	Pregnancy and Medical Radiation
ICRP Publication 82	Protection of the Public in Situations of Prolonged Radiation Exposure
ICRP Publication 78	Individual Monitoring for Internal Exposure of Workers (preface and glossary missing)
ICRP Publication 72	Age-dependent Doses to the Members of the Public from Intake of Radionuclides - Part 5 Compilation of Ingestion and Inhalation Coefficients
ICRP Publication 71	Age-dependent Doses to Members of the Public from Intake of Radionuclides - Part 4 Inhalation Dose Coefficients
ICRP Publication 70	Basic Anatomical & Physiological Data for use in Radiological Protection - The Skeleton
ICRP Publication 69	Age-dependent Doses to Members of the Public from Intake of Radionuclides - Part 3 Ingestion Dose Coefficients
ICRP Publication 68	Dose Coefficients for Intakes of Radionuclides by Workers
ICRP Publication 67	Age-dependent Doses to Members of the Public from Intake of Radionuclides - Part 2 Ingestion Dose Coefficients
ICRP Publication 66	Human Respiratory Tract Model for Radiological Protection
ICRP Publication 64	Protection from Potential Exposure - A Conceptual Framework
ICRP Publication 63	Principles for Intervention for Protection of the Public in a Radiological Emergency
ICRP Supporting Guidance 1	Risks Associated with Ionising Radiations
ICRP Publication 61	Annuals Limits on Intake of Radionuclides by Workers Based on the 1990 Recommendations
ICRP Publication 60 (Users Edition)	1990 Recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection
ICRP Publication 60	1990 Recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection
ICRP Publication 59	The Biological Basis for Dose Limitation in the Skin
ICRP Publication 58	RBE for Deterministic Effects
ICRP Publication 55	Optimization and Decision Making in Radiological Protection
ICRP Publication 54	Individual Monitoring for Intakes of Radionuclides by Workers
ICRP Publication 49	Developmental Effects of Irradiation on the Brain of the Embryo and Fetus
ICRP Publication 48	The Metabolism of Plutonium and Related Elements
ICRP Publication 43	Principles of Monitoring for the Radiation Protection of the Population
ICRP Publication 42	A Compilation of the Major Concepts and Quantities in Use by ICRP
ICRP Publication 41	Nonstochastic Effects of Ionizing Radiation
ICRP Publication 40	Protection of the Public in the Event of Major Radiation Accidents - Principles for Planning
ICRP Publication 39	Principles for Limiting Exposure of the Public to Natural Sources of Radiation
ICRP Publication 37	Cost-Benefit Analysis in the Optimization of Radiation Protection
ICRP Publication 31	Biological Effects of Inhaled Radionuclides
ICRP Publication 30 (Supplement B to Part 3)	Limits for Intakes of Radionuclides by Workers
ICRP Publication 30 (Supplement A to Part 3)	Limits for Intakes of Radionuclides by Workers
ICRP Publication 30 (Supplement to Part 2)	Limits for Intakes of Radionuclides by Workers
ICRP Publication 30 (Supplement to Part 1)	Limits for Intakes of Radionuclides by Workers
ICRP Publication 30 (Part 4)	Limits for Intakes of Radionuclides by Workers: An Addendum
ICRP Publication 30 (Part 3)	Limits for Intakes of Radionuclides by Workers
ICRP Publication 30 (Part 2)	Limits for Intakes of Radionuclides by Workers
ICRP Publication 30 (Part 1)	Limits for Intakes of Radionuclides by Workers
ICRP Publication 30 (Index)	Limits for Intakes of Radionuclides by Workers
ICRP Publication 29	Radionuclide Release into the Environment - Assessment of Doses to Man

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International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU)

ICRU home page
Journal of the ICRU
List of all Reports of the ICRU
Selected List of ICRU reports of potential interest to REMM users
- Operational Quantities for External Radiation Exposure, Journal of the ICRU Report 95: 2020;20(1):1-130
- Methods for Initial-Phase Assessment of Individual Doses Following Acute Exposure to Ionizing Radiation, Journal of the ICRU Report 94: 2019;19(1):1-162
- Radiation Monitoring for Protection of the Public after Major Releases of Radionuclides in the Environment, Journal of the ICRU Report 92: 2015;15(1-2):1-244.

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Public Health England (PHE), formerly Health Protection Agency (HPA), resources: selected references for REMM

UK Handbooks for Radiation Incidents (Public Health England [PHE], formerly Health Protection Agency [HPA], 2015)
Public Health Protection in Radiation Emergencies (PDF - 1.07 MB) (Public Health England [PHE], formerly Health Protection Agency [HPA], 2019)
UK Recovery Handbooks for Radiation Specific Response Issues (Public Health England [PHE], formerly Health Protection Agency [HPA], 2015)
- Drinking Water Supplies Handbook (Public Health England [PHE], formerly Health Protection Agency [HPA], 2015)
- Food Production Systems Handbook (Public Health England [PHE], formerly Health Protection Agency [HPA], 2015)
- Inhabited Areas Handbook (Public Health England [PHE], formerly Health Protection Agency [HPA], 2015)
- Other UK Handbooks and Guidance about Radiation Issues (Public Health England [PHE], formerly Health Protection Agency [HPA], 2014)
- Radiological Consequences Resulting from Accidents and Incidents Involving the Transport of Radioactive Materials in the UK – 2012 Review (Public Health England [PHE], formerly Health Protection Agency [HPA], 2012)
Risk of Solid Cancer Following Radiation Exposure, Estimates for the UK population, see especially pages 198-211 (Public Health England [PHE], formerly Health Protection Agency [HPA], August 2011)
An Introduction to the Estimation of Risks Arising from Exposure to Low Doses of Ionising Radiation (HPA-RPD-055) (Public Health England [PHE], formerly Health Protection Agency [HPA], June 2009)
High dose radiation effects and tissue injury, RCE 10 (Public Health England [PHE], formerly Health Protection Agency [HPA]/United Kingdom, Independent Advisory Group on Ionising Radiation, March 2009)
Protection of pregnant patients during diagnostic medical exposures to ionising radiation, RCE 9 (Public Health England [PHE], formerly Health Protection Agency [HPA], March 2009)
Guidance on the application of dose coefficients for the embryo, fetus and breastfed infant in dose assessments for members of the public (RCE-5) (Public Health England [PHE], formerly Health Protection Agency [HPA], 2008)
Review of Risks from Tritium. Report of the independent Advisory Group on Ionising Radiation (RCE-4) (Public Health England [PHE], formerly Health Protection Agency [HPA], November 2007)
Dose assessment of inhaled radionuclides in emergency situations (Public Health England [PHE], formerly Health Protection Agency [HPA]/United Kingdom and Treatment Initiatives After Radiological Accidents (TIARA) project/European Commission, August 2007)
Polonium 210 (Public Health England [PHE], formerly Health Protection Agency [HPA], 2007)
Risk of Leukaemia and Related Malignancies following Radiation Exposure: Estimates for the UK Population (Public Health England [PHE], formerly Health Protection Agency [HPA], 2003)

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United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) resources: selected references for REMM

UNSCEAR publications: listings
- Table of Reports and Resolutions
- Major publications
Selected Other UNSCEAR publications
- UNSCEAR 2013 Report to the General Assembly
  - Volume I, Scientific Annex A. Levels and effects of radiation exposure due to the nuclear accident after the 2012 great east-Japan earthquake and tsunami
    - See chapter III (page 6-12) for excellent UNSCEAR summary report on the levels and effects of radiation exposure due to the nuclear accident after the 2011 great east-Japan earthquake and tsunami.
  - Volume II, Scientific Annex B. Scientific finding on effects of radiation exposure of children
- The Chernobyl accident — UNSCEAR's assessments of the radiation effects
- Effects of ionizing radiation: UNSCEAR 2006 Report
- Hereditary effects of ionizing radiation: UNSCEAR 2001 Report
- Sources and effects of ionizing radiation: UNSCEAR 2000 Report