"L.I. Medved’s Research Center of Preventive Toxicology, Food and Chem-ical Safety, Ministry of Health, Ukraine" (State Enterprise), Kyiv, Ukraine

Authors: L.A. Ustinova, V.L. Savytskyi, M.H. Prodanchuk, D.A. Bazyka, B.S. Priester, N.V. Kurdil

Abstract. The Monograph is the result of scientific and practical cooperation of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Command of the Medical Forces, the Ukrainian Military Medical Academy, the SE “L.I. Medveds Research Center of Preventive Toxicology, Food and Chemical Safety of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine”, State University “Na-tional Scientific Center of Radiation Medicine of the National Academy of Sci-ences of Ukraine” in the field of radioprotection, namely - prevention and elimi-nation of radiation exposure, organization of radiation, chemical and biological protection of forces during elimination of the consequences of a radiation acci-dent.

The main goal of the Monograph is the analysis of the practical aspects of the cooperation of servicemen of the Armed Forces, representatives of power minis-tries and agencies, and the health care system on the elimination of the conse-quences of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The authors note that the experience gained was the basis for the development of scientific recom-mendations for improving radioprotection, taking into account the radiation ef-fect on human health and the environment.

Special attention is paid in the Monograph to the study of the key principles of prevention and elimination of radiation exposure, the peculiarities of the or-ganization of radiation, chemical and biological protection of forces during the elimination of the consequences of a radiation accident.

Undoubtedly, the Monograph is a useful source of information for doctors of various specialties, scientific specialists, students of the Ukrainian Military Medi-cal Academy, students of higher medical schools and educational institutions of postgraduate education, and military specialists in the organization of radiation, chemical and biological protection of forces.

Стаття надійшла до редакції 2 травня 2023 р.

Received May, 02, 2023