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<p>INTRODUCTION<br><br>It is desirable that all medical officers, in fact all medical personnel, have some general knowledge of the problems relating to the atomic bomb and atomic warfare. In this connection, it is particularly important that they understand some of the strategic and tactical applications, the limitations of defensive measures, and the problems encountered in radiological safety operations. They should have some understanding too, of the devices employed in detecting and measuring radiological hazards, the principles of avoidance, and also the relationship of medical personnel to commanding officers in the capacity of technical adviser. It is emphasized that radiological safety implies all of the phases of atomic explosion from the initial production of fissionable material until long after the actual bomb burst. The medical officer must include within his province not only his normal medical duties but also his duties as a staff officer, a technical adviser, and a supervisor in matters of preventive medicine and decontamination.<br><br>An attempt is made, therefore, to include herein a brief, and it is hoped interesting, summary of fundamental information which will give all medical personnel a concept of the problems involved and a basis for further training in this most important field of medicine. The possibilities of atomic medicine are as unlimited as those of atomic warfare and it is hoped that enough interest will be evinced by those who read this to necessitate the preparation of more advanced courses of personalized instruction for those who request them.<br><br></p>
<br>Subjects: Behrens, Charles F. (Charles Frederick), 1896-; atomic bomb; Radiation Injuries; Nuclear Medicine ; Nuclear Warfare;  Nuclear Weapons</div>
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U.S. Navy. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery</div>
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