Following the events of the September 11th attack, there has been an increasing concern about the possibility of a future
attack on our homeland. In response, the United States Department of Homeland Defense has planned for a future attack by formulating
multiple scenarios which may occur in the event of such a disaster. Radiology will play a key role in each of these scenarios,
assisting with triage, diagnosis, and therapy of the large populations which potentially could be involved. This article describes
some of these scenarios as well the response which will be expected of the radiology community in the event of such a disaster.
Keywords Disaster - Homeland security - Terrorism - Blast injury - Nuclear - Biological
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Department of Defense or the U.S. Government.