Fig. 3
From: Preparing for a “dirty bomb” attack: the optimum mix of medical countermeasure resources
Efficiency of combinations involving various numbers of screening equipment units to detect cesium-137 or americium-241. Decorporation treatment is started according to the “urgent treatment” approach 12 h after acute radioactivity incorporation with Prussian Blue for cesium-137 or Ca(DTPA) for americium-241. Inputs are measured in monetary units based on prices in Germany and statistical life time saved as output. Efficiency values for americium-241 and portal monitors are shown for completeness, but portal monitors are not an acceptable option for that purpose because of their limited technical detection limits