Radiation injury

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]; Ogheneochuko Ajari, MB.BS, MS [3]

Diagnosis

History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | MRI | Other Imaging Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies

Treatment

Medical Therapy | Surgery | Primary Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies

Case Studies

Case #1

External Links

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Radiation accidents with multi-organ failure in the United States
• List of radiation accidents and other events causing radiation casualties
• The critical accident in Sarov, International Atomic Energy Agency
• The Center for Disease Control's fact sheet on Acute Radiation Syndrome
• Therac-25 computerized radiation therapy machine accidents