TY  - BOOK
AU  - ZIMMERMAN Peter
AU  - ACTON James
TI  - Radiological lessons: radiation weapons beyond dirty bombs 
PY  - 2007///
KW  - TERRORISM
KW  - RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
KW  - DIRTY BOMBS
N2  - Alexander Litvinenko, a retired Russian Lt Colonel, died in November 2006 from acute radiation poisoning by Polonium-210. Po-210 emits alpha radiation which is only poisonous when inhaled or ingested. This article explains the three different kinds of radiation and the meaning of terms such as half-life, rem, and becquerel, then reviews the dangers of terrorists gaining access to such material
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