Table 5 Number of screening equipment units needed to reach optimum efficiency depending on the purchase price of the equipment
From: Preparing for a “dirty bomb” attack: the optimum mix of medical countermeasure resources
| Monitoring portal | Whole-body counter | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purchase price (€) | Units for efficiency | Costs per life year saved (€/year) | Purchase price (€) | Units for efficiency | Costs per life year saved (€/year) |
| 50,000 | 6 | 29,823 | 250,000 | 30 | 232,362 |
| 75,000 | 6 | 31,841 | 375,000 | 25 | 280,582 |
| 100,000 | 6 | 33,860 | 500,000 | 25 | 322,343 |
| 125,000 | 6 | 35,878 | 625,000 | 20 | 357,088 |
| 150,000 | 6 | 37,896 | 750,000 | 20 | 390,497 |