Author: Alexander V. Akleyev Full Title: Chronic Radiation Syndrome Publisher: Springer; Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014 edition (August 23, 2016) Year: 2014 ISBN-13: 9783642451171 (978-3-642-45117-1), 9783642451164 (978-3-642-45116-4), 9783662524176 (978-3-662-52417-6) ISBN-10: 3642451179, 3642451160, 3662524171 Pages: 410 Language: English Genre: Medicine: Radiology File type: PDF (True) Quality: 10/10 Price: 208.00 € This book covers all aspects of chronic radiation syndrome (CRS) based on observations in a unique sample of residents of the Techa riverside villages in the southern Urals who were exposed to radioactive contamination in the 1950s owing to releases of liquid radioactive wastes. The opening chapters discuss the definition and classification of CRS, its epidemiology and pathogenesis and the pathoanatomy of CRS during the development and recovery stages. Clinical manifestations of CRS at the different stages are then described in detail and the dynamics of hematopoietic changes are thoroughly examined. In the following chapters, principles of diagnosis and differential diagnosis are discussed and current and potential treatment options, described. The medical and social rehabilitation of persons with CRS is also covered. This book, which casts new light on the condition, will be of value for all practitioners and researchers with an interest in CRS. ------------- Our members see more. Join us!
