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Chemical Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism: TICs & TIMs

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<strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Agents</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Opportunity</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Terrorism</strong><br />

Training Support Package<br />

Participant Guide<br />

Slide 46<br />

There are certain specific medical therapies <strong>for</strong> the treatment <strong>of</strong> patients with internal<br />

contamination with radioisotopes. We will look at a couple <strong>of</strong> these in more detail.<br />

It is important to remember that removal <strong>of</strong> the element from the body also removes the<br />

radiation – and the biologic half-life <strong>of</strong> many elements is <strong>of</strong>ten shorter than the radiologic<br />

half-life <strong>of</strong> their radioactive <strong>for</strong>ms.<br />

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