Table 6 Costs related to preparedness based on whole-body counters only (option 1) or a combination of whole-body counters and monitoring portals (option 2)
From: Preparing for a “dirty bomb” attack: the optimum mix of medical countermeasure resources
Option 1 | Option 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Units / daily doses | Costs (million €) | Units / daily doses | Costs (million €) | |
Whole-body counter | 25 | 12.5 | 25 | 12.5 |
Monitoring portal | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.6 |
Ca(DTPA) | 796,500 | 11.62 | 796,500 | 11.62 |
Prussian Blue | 796,500 | 13.46 | 113,400 | 1.92 |
Total costs | – | 37.58 | – | 26.64 |