The Radiation Injury Treatment Network® (RITN) provides comprehensive evaluation and treatment for victims of radiation exposure or other marrow toxic injuries.

Many of the casualties with radiation injury will be salvageable but require outpatient and/or inpatient care.  Recognizing this, the US National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP), US Navy and American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (ASBMT) collaboratively developed RITN, which comprises of medical centers with expertise in the management of bone marrow failure, stem cell donor centers and umbilical cord blood banks across the US.

The goals of RITN are:

1. to develop treatment guidelines for managing hematologic toxicity among victims of radiation exposure,
2. to educate health care professionals about pertinent aspects of radiation exposure management,
3. to help coordinate the medical response to radiation events, and
4. to provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment for victims at participating centers.

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2013 Advanced Training - Radiation Medical Emergency Course REAC/TS Training 

• May 6-7, 2013
• This course will take place at the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS) in Oak Ridge, TN.
• Staff that should attend included MDs, RNs, Coordinators and other appropriate staff.
• Sample training agenda (PDF)
• Information on registration for these classes has been sent to RITN centers via email. 

2013 Mitigation and Treatment of Radiation Damage Workshop 

• July 31-August 2, 2013 at the Tremont Plaza Hotel in Baltimore, MD
• This 3-day workshop will cover topics such as:
  • Patient assessment
  • Biomarkers and biodosimetry 
  • Growth factors
  • Cells as mitigators 
  • Late effects of acute and prolonged exposure
  • Future developments
   
• Mitigation and Treatment of Radiation Damage Workshop brochure (PDF)
• Click here to register
• Co-sponsored by the Centers for Medical Countermeasures against Radiation (CMCR) and the Radiation Injury Treatment Network (RITN)