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Title:
ACUTE EFFECTS OF IRRADIATION IN MAN ( NUCLEONICS, PP 371-382 )
Author(s):
ANDREWS, G A [OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR STUDIES]
Subject Terms:
HREX
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type:
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Publication Date:
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0012
Accession Number:
NV0704473
Originating Research Org.:
NUCLEONICS-MCGRAW-HILL
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2012 May 14
Description/Abstract:
THE ACUTE EFFECTS OF A LARGE DOSE OF IRRADIATION ON THE BLOOD AND MARROW IN THE HUMAN BEING CAN BE DESCRIBED IN A GENERAL WAY, ALTHOUGH THE PATTERN IS NOT LIKELY TO APPLY STRICTLY IN ANY GIVEN CLINICAL SITUATION. CONSIDERABLE DIFFICULTY ARISES FROM THE FACT THAT THE BASIC INFORMATION FOR THIS GENERALIZATION IS DERIVED FROM SEVERAL SOURCES QUITE WIDELY SEPARATED FROM USUAL CLINICAL SITUATIONS. RADIATION EFFECTS ON THE BLOOD ARE NOT SUFFICIENTLY CHARACTERISTIC TO BE EASILY RECOGNIZED IN ALL CASES, AND DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS MAY BE DIFFICULT. CAREFUL CONSIDERATION OF THE RADIATION-TYPE, DISTRIBUTION, AND DOSAGE, AS WELL AS CAREFUL STUDY OF THE WHOLE HEMATOLOGIC PICTURE, IS NEEDED.