SMJ articles in the category "radiation injury"

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Opportunity for Collaboration Between Radiation Injury Treatment Network Centers and Medical Toxicology Specialists

Objectives: The Radiation Injury Treatment Network (RITN) comprises >50 centers across the United States that are poised to care for victims of a radiation emergency. The network is organized around bone marrow transplant centers because these facilities excel in both radiation medicine and the care of patients with severe bone…

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Acute Radiation Syndrome: Assessment and Management

Primary care physicians may be unprepared to diagnose and treat rare, yet potentially fatal, illnesses such as acute radiation syndrome (ARS). ARS, also known as radiation sickness, is caused by exposure to a high dose of penetrating, ionizing radiation over a short period of time. The time to onset of…

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