ABSTRACT

Although radiation accidents are rare and often complex in nature, they are of great concern not only to the patient and involved medical staff, but to the media and public as well. Yet there are few if any comprehensive publications on the medical management of radiation accidents. Medical Management of Radiation Accidents provides a complete refe

chapter 1|14 pages

Fundamentals of Radiation Accidents

chapter 3|10 pages

Radiation Sickness Classification

chapter 5|16 pages

Treatment of Acute Radiation Sickness

chapter 8|8 pages

Review of Chinese Nuclear Accidents

chapter 9|10 pages

Radiation Accidents in the Former U.S.S.R.

chapter 10|6 pages

Radiation Accidents in the United States

chapter 11|22 pages

Criticality Accidents

chapter 12|16 pages

Medical Aspects of the Accident at Chernobyl

chapter 14|18 pages

Local Radiation Injury

part 19|2 pages

Local Irradiation Injury of the Hands with an Electron Beam Machine

part 27|2 pages

Fatal Accidental Overdose with Radioactive Gold in Wisconsin, U.S.A.

chapter 30|12 pages

Hospital Preparation for Radiation Accidents

chapter 39|5 pages

Evaluation of Neutron Exposure

chapter 40|12 pages

The Current Status of Biological Dosimeters