Full Description
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.
Contents
Definition, classification and clinical presentation of Chronic Radiation Syndrome (CRS) associated with total exposure to external gamma-radiation.- Epidemiology of Chronic Radiation Syndrome.- Mechanisms involved in Chronic Radiation exposure effects. Pathogenesis of Chronic Radiation Syndrome.- Pathoanatomy of Chronic Radiation Syndrome during the period of its development and at recovery stage.- Clinical manifestations of Chronic Radiation Syndrome.- Health status in CRS patients during the period of late effects development.- Dynamics of hematopoietic changes in CRS patients.- Diagnosis of Chronic Radiation Syndrome.- Differential diagnosis of Chronic Radiation Syndrome.- Treatment of patients with Chronic Radiation Syndrome.- Rehabilitation and expert evaluation of health status for persons with Chronic Radiation Syndrome.
