Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Entine, F
• Bensimon Etzol, J
• Bettencourt, C
• Dondey, M
• Michel, X
• Gagna, G
• Gellie, G
• Corre, Y
• Ugolin, N
• Chevillard, S
• Amabile, J-C

Titel

Deployment of the DosiKit System Under Operational Conditions: Experience From a French Defense National Nuclear Exercise

Ist Teil von

• Health physics (1958), 2018-07, Vol.115 (1), p.185-191

Ort / Verlag

United States

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Estimation of the dose received by accidentally irradiated victims is based on a tripod: clinical, biological, and physical dosimetry. The DosiKit system is an operational and mobile biodosimetry device allowing the measurement of external irradiation directly on the site of a radiological accident. This tool is based on capillary blood sample and hair follicle collection. The aim is to obtain a whole-body and local-surface dose assessment. This paper is about the technical evaluation of the DosiKit; the analytical process and scientific validation are briefly described. The Toulon exercise scenario was based on a major accident involving the reactor of a nuclear attack submarine. The design of the scenario made it impossible for several players (firefighters, medical team) to leave the area for a long time, and they were potentially exposed to high dose rates. The DosiKit system was fully integrated into a deployable radiological emergency laboratory, and the response to operational needs was very satisfactory.