Medical And Biological Consequences Of Nuclear Disasters

[Medical and biological consequences of nuclear disasters]

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There is some argument about the gravity of medical and biological consequences of prolonged exposure to radiation. The risk of cancer following a low dose of radiation is usually estimated by linear extrapolation of the incidence of cancer among …

Radiological and nuclear emergency preparedness - FDA

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The adverse health effects from exposure to radiation range from mild, such as skin reddening, to serious, such as Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS), cancer, and death.

Effects of nuclear explosions on human health - Wikipedia

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10.7 Medical Applications and Biological Effects of …

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Biological effects of different levels of nuclear radiation on the human body are given in Table 10.4. The first clue that a person has been exposed to radiation is a change in …

Accidents at Nuclear Power Plants and Cancer Risk - NCI

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In the most severe kinds of accidents, such as the Chernobyl accident in 1986, other dangerous radioactive isotopes, such as strontium-90 (Sr-90) and plutonium-239, may …

Backgrounder on Biological Effects of Radiation | NRC.gov

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Living cells exposed to radiation could: (1) repair themselves, leaving no damage; (2) die and be replaced, much like millions of body cells do every day; or (3) incorrectly repair themselves, resulting in a …

Radiation: Health consequences of the Fukushima …

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Relocating thousands of people has caused a wide range of health consequences including increase of disaster-related deaths, psychosocial and access to …

Health and Environmental Effects of Nuclear Weapons

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A nuclear explosion will destroy public health and sanitary facilities, thus opening the way for the spread of disease. Water supplies would be contaminated not only by …

Immediate medical consequences of nuclear accidents.

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The immediate medical response to the nuclear accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station involved containment of the radioactivity and evacuation of the …

What are the effects of nuclear accidents?

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In the history of civil nuclear energy, there have only been two major accidents where a large amount of radioactive material was emitted: at Chernobyl (1986), which has …