radiation syndrome

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radiation
noun[U]
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/ˌreɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌreɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/
a form of energy that comes from a nuclear reaction and that can be very dangerous ...
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syndrome
noun
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/ˈsɪn.drəʊm/us
/ˈsɪn.droʊm/
a combination of medical problems that shows the existence of a particular disease or ...
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He died three weeks later, becoming the first confirmed victim of lethal polonium-210-induced acuteradiationsyndrome.
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This contrasts with the deterministic effects of acuteradiationsyndromewhich increase in severity with dose above a threshold.
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High doses can cause visually dramatic radiation burns, and/or rapid fatality through acuteradiationsyndrome.
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Examples are: radiation burns, and/or rapid fatality through acuteradiationsyndrome, chronicradiationsyndrome, and radiation-induced thyroiditis.
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The report concludes that 134 staff and emergency workers suffered acuteradiationsyndromeand of those 28 died of the condition.
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The bright pink color of his face indicated erythema brought on by cutaneousradiationsyndrome.
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Curie later died of acuteradiationsyndrome, not cancer.
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Under the assumption, survivors of acuteradiationsyndromeface an increased risk developing cancer later in life.
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Acuteradiationsyndromecorresponds here to a total dose of one gray, lethal to ten grays.
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This effect is responsible for acuteradiationsyndrome, but these heavily damaged cells can not become cancerous.
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The area closest to the accident produced 66 diagnosed cases of chronicradiationsyndrome, providing the bulk of the data about this condition.
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Radiation exposure can produce effects ranging from skin redness and hair loss, to radiation burns and acuteradiationsyndrome.
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There were 28 deaths from acuteradiationsyndrome.
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On the death toll of the accident, the report states that 28 emergency workers died from acuteradiationsyndromeand 15 patients died from thyroid cancer.
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Equivalent doses would not be reported in roentgen; they would be calculated with different weighting factors, and they are not considered as relevant to acuteradiationsyndromeas absorbed doses.
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Chronicradiationsyndromedevelops with a speed and severity proportional to the radiation dose received, i.e. it is a deterministic effect of radiation exposure, unlike radiation-induced cancer.
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