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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Dig Dis Sci. 2014 Jul;59(7):1349–1351. doi: 10.1007/s10620-014-3074-x

Table 1.

Characteristics of the ideal radioprotector

  • Effective and safe (few side effects and drug interactions)

  • Stable and easy to produce (suitable for stockpiling)

  • Timing of administration not critical (wide therapeutic time window)

  • Useful in all operational environments (military operations, homeland defense, radiation accidents)

  • Favorable logistics (stable in the field, small weight/cube)

  • Useful (at least not harmful) in combined injury situations

  • No abuse potential