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Treatment of Radiation Injuries
Doris . Ed(S): Browne
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Description for Treatment of Radiation Injuries
Hardback. Editor(s): Browne, Doris. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1220.
The proliferation of radioactive materials in industry, in diagnostic and therapeutic medicine, in scientific and medical research, in the military, and as a source of energy has increased the likelihood of accidental exposure to ionizing radiation. Further, the number of individuals exposed in accidents, such as Chernobyl, U. S. S. R. ; Goiania, Brazil; and San Salvador, El Salvador, underscores the potential for large-scale radiation accidents. Because of these accidents, health care providers have found themselves treating patients with acute radiation injuries and subsequent complications. Often the radiation injuries are combined with burns or other trauma and the infectious and ... Read more
The proliferation of radioactive materials in industry, in diagnostic and therapeutic medicine, in scientific and medical research, in the military, and as a source of energy has increased the likelihood of accidental exposure to ionizing radiation. Further, the number of individuals exposed in accidents, such as Chernobyl, U. S. S. R. ; Goiania, Brazil; and San Salvador, El Salvador, underscores the potential for large-scale radiation accidents. Because of these accidents, health care providers have found themselves treating patients with acute radiation injuries and subsequent complications. Often the radiation injuries are combined with burns or other trauma and the infectious and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306437298
SKU
V9780306437298
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Treatment of Radiation Injuries
From Book News, Inc. The May 1989 conference, sponsored by the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, and its Medical Radiobiology Advisory Team, addressed factors related to the hematopoietic injury complications of radiation exposure, the infectious complications resulting from radiation injury, and the current status of combined injury and burn management therapy. A consensus statement provides state-of-the-art guidelines for ... Read more