Chronic Radiation Syndrome

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 from Mayak Production...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Akleyev, Alexander V.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2014, 2014
Edition:1st ed. 2014
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Definition, classification and clinical presentation of Chronic Radiation Syndrome (CRS) associated with total exposure to external gamma-radiation
  • Epidemiology of Chronic Radiation Syndrome
  • Mechanisms involved in Chronic Radiation exposure effects. Pathogenesis of Chronic Radiation Syndrome
  • Pathoanatomy of Chronic Radiation Syndrome during the period of its development and at recovery stage
  • Clinical manifestations of Chronic Radiation Syndrome
  • Health status in CRS patients during the period of late effects development
  • Dynamics of hematopoietic changes in CRS patients
  • Diagnosis of Chronic Radiation Syndrome
  • Differential diagnosis of Chronic Radiation Syndrome
  • Treatment of patients with Chronic Radiation Syndrome
  • Rehabilitation and expert evaluation of health status for persons with Chronic Radiation Syndrome