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Columbia University Medical Center NewsroomCUMC Expert Resources
| ![[picture of David Brenner, Ph.D. <i>(radiation screening)</i>]](http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/pics/brenner_david2.jpg) David Brenner, Ph.D. (radiation screening),
The idea of a terrorist attack with a "dirty bomb" is a chilling scenario for any city. Hundreds of thousands of people would require testing and treatment, but could hospitals quickly determine who needs life-saving treatment and who can be reassured and sent home? To prepare for a dirty bomb incident, American cities and municipalities has been looking for high throughput radiation biodosimeters – screening devices that estimate how much radiation a person has received – but have so far not found any system that can handle more than a few cases per day. This problem will be tackled by Dr. David Brenner, professor of radiation oncology and environmental health sciences at Columbia University Medical Center, director of the Columbia University Radiological Research Accelerator Facility, and a noted authority on radiological terrorism. Dr. Brenner currently heads up a multi-institute consortium that is developing high throughput biodosimetry devices, enabling health care screening facilities to process tens of thousands of samples per day. His other areas of interest and expertise include the biological effects of cancer radiotherapy and environmental/occupational exposures to radon and radiation. For press inquiries, please contact Elizabeth Streich (eas2125@columbia.edu or 212-305-6535) or Alex Lyda (mal2133@columbia.edu or 212-305-0820).
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