Chronic Radiation Syndrome

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Springer Science & Business Media, Feb 11, 2014 - Medical - 410 pages

This book covers all aspects of chronic radiation syndrome (CRS) based on observations in a unique sample of residents of the Techa riverside villages in the southern Urals who were exposed to radioactive contamination in the 1950s owing to releases of liquid radioactive wastes. The opening chapters discuss the definition and classification of CRS, its epidemiology and pathogenesis and the pathoanatomy of CRS during the development and recovery stages. Clinical manifestations of CRS at the different stages are then described in detail and the dynamics of hematopoietic changes are thoroughly examined. In the following chapters, principles of diagnosis and differential diagnosis are discussed and current and potential treatment options, described. The medical and social rehabilitation of persons with CRS is also covered. This book, which casts new light on the condition, will be of value for all practitioners and researchers with an interest in CRS.

 

Contents

Definition Classification and Clinical Presentation of Chronic Radiation Syndrome CRS Associated with Total Exposure to External Radiation
1
Epidemiology of Chronic Radiation Syndrome
22
Mechanisms Involved in Chronic Radiation Exposure Effects Pathogenesis of Chronic Radiation Syndrome
55
Pathoanatomy of Chronic Radiation Syndrome During the Period of Its Development and at Recovery Stage
130
Clinical Manifestations of Chronic Radiation Syndrome
145
Dynamics of Hematopoietic Changes in Persons with CRS
246
Diagnosis of Chronic Radiation Syndrome
303
Treatment of Persons with CRS
363
General Conclusions
382
Index
399
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