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| BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 9, 2002—The July 2002 edition of the computer-based Medical Effects of Ionizing Radiation (MEIR) Course is available on a business card-size compact disc (CD), with a beta version of the Biodosimetry Assessment Tool (BAT) software. The Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI) developed both products. The interactive MEIR Course provides healthcare and disaster preparedness personnel with the latest information about the biomedical consequences of radiation exposure and the medical management of casualties. It includes updates on major radiation accidents worldwide, emergency response resources, and a description of the AFRRI low-level cobalt-60 gamma irradiation facility. The BAT program (version 0.7.5A) helps to provide diagnostic information (clinical signs and symptoms, physical dosimetry, etc.) to healthcare providers to manage radiation casualties. The program is designed primarily for early use after a radiation incident and permits collection, integration, and archiving of data obtained from patients accidentally exposed to ionizing radiation. The minimum system requirements to run the MEIR Course are a PC with at least a 486 processor, a 66-MHz clock speed, a CD-ROM drive, a sound card, and a Web browser. It should run well on most available desktop and laptop computers. The 6.5-MB BAT program runs on 32-bit Windows operating systems: 9x, ME, NT, 2000, and XP. The recommended platform is a Pentium 200 with 128 MB of RAM and 10 MB of free disk space. To request the MEIR/BAT CD, click here. For more information about AFRRI training, click here. For more information about the BAT software, click here.
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