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Review
. 2004 Mar 6;328(7439):568-72.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7439.568.

Medical response to radiation incidents and radionuclear threats

István Turai  1 , Katalin Veress, Bengül Günalp, Gennadi Souchkevitch
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Review

Medical response to radiation incidents and radionuclear threats

István Turai et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Events that expose people to radiation are rare, but the threat of radiation injury is increasing. Doctors should know how to recognise and manage suspected exposure or contamination

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Fig 1
Lymphocyte counts decrease within the first week after an acute whole body exposure, depending on the absorbed dose to the body and the consequent severity of (acute) radiation sickness
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Fig 2
Early blister with erythema of large inflammatory halo on rear side of right thigh on day 2, and an extended superficial erosion surrounded by large dusky inflammation on day 9 after 6.5 hour local exposure to iridium-192 source of 0.96 TBq (26 Ci)
Fig 2
Fig 2
Early blister with erythema of large inflammatory halo on rear side of right thigh on day 2, and an extended superficial erosion surrounded by large dusky inflammation on day 9 after 6.5 hour local exposure to iridium-192 source of 0.96 TBq (26 Ci)
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Fig 3
Management of radiation sickness at different levels of medical care depending on the appearance of early symptoms and the estimated radiation dose to the whole body
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