DISCLAIMER
The purpose of this handbook is to provide concise
supplemental reading material for the Medical Effects of
Ionizing Radiation Course, which is the only course in the
Department of Defense for training health care profession
-
als in the management of uncontrolled ionizing radiation
exposure.
Mention of specific commercial equipment or thera-
peutic agents does not constitute endorsement by the De-
fense Department; trade names are used only for clarity of
purpose. No therapeutic agents or regimens have been ap-
proved by the federal Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) for the specific treatment of ionizing radiation in-
jury. Ethical constraints bar the human-efficacy research
protocols necessary to obtain this certification. Therapeu-
tic agents described here have been FDA-approved for
other purposes unless otherwise specified. It is the respon-
sibility of the licensed medical provider to decide how best
to use available therapy in the best interests of the patient.
Every effort has been made to make this handbook
consistent with official policy and doctrine. However, the
information contained in this handbook is not official De
-
fense Department policy or doctrine, and it should not be
construed as such unless it is supported by other
documents. 

Added prior to 2004