RADIATION PROTECTION BULLETIN ›› 2019, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (2): 34-42.

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Status of Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Radiation Sickness Caused by External Irradiation

Hu Yunxuan, Liu Yulong   

  1. Xiangya College of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha,10008;
    Second Affiliated Hospital of Suzhou University,Jiangsu Suzhou,215004
  • Received:2019-03-10 Online:2019-04-20 Published:2019-11-07

Abstract: Acute radiation sickness caused by external irradiation refers to the systemic disease caused by high dose external radiation in one or several times in a short time (several days). According to its clinical characteristics and basic pathological changes, it can be divided into three types, namely, bone marrow type, intestinal type and brain type. Its course can be divided into four stages, i.e., initial stage, false recovery stage, extreme stage and recovery stage. The diagnostic criteria,clinical characteristics and treatment principles of acute radiation sickness caused by external irradiation are reviewed.

Key words: Acute radiation sickness caused by external irradiation, Clinical characteristics, Therapeutic principles

CLC Number: 

  • R818.71