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Radiation synadcrowes produced by large doses of
into

three general wroups depending on dose of

time after exposure.
appeacs in minutes
appears after doses

The CNS syndrome

to hours, and kills witila hours
of a tew hundred

nausea, vomiting, diarrhea,

to 2000 rad.

thousands of
cto days.

It

rad,

The GIS

is charactertzed by

and disturbances of water and electrolyte

It nas a high wortaltty in

the

firse week after exposure.

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metabolism.

reguires many

cadiation and

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ace divided

ionizing radiation

Survivors will

then expertence

Vependiag on dose,
therapy.

the HS as a

result of marrow aplasia.

survival 13 possible with antlbioctic and

The relattonsntp of graqaulecyte depression

and huian betngs is Lllusteated.,
aurtality of

The rule of depth duse pattern un

why alr exposure doses sway be misleading.
molecular regulators.
transplants

to mortality in do.,s

radtatlon exposure is described and used as

ts descelded based on antibfotics,

teansfusion

an indication of

The therapy of cadilation injury

transfuston

therapy,

aad use of

The limited role of matched allogenic bone arrow

is discussed.

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