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| biological effects that occur soon after humans recieve high doses of ionizing radiation |
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| what produces the greatest amount of damage |
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| high LET; large dose to large or radiosensitive area |
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| how much radiation does it take to cause nonstochastic effects |
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| whole body dose of 6gy or 600 rad |
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| what are some of the effects of nonstochastic |
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| nausea, fatigue, erythema, epilation, blood disorders, fever |
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| radiation sickness from large whole body doses over a short period of time (hiroshima, nagasaki, marshall island, chernobyl) |
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| what are the syndroms of ARS |
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| hematopoietic (most sensitive), gastrointestinal, cerebrovascular (least sensitive) |
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| What are the 4 stages of ARS |
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| prodromal/initial, latent, manifest, recovery or death |
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| what stage do the 3 syndroms of ARS happen in |
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| whole body dose that is lethal to 50% of the population after 30 days |
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| what is LD 50/30 for humans |
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| what causes local tissue damage? |
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| when one part of the body recieves a high radiation dose |
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| what does cell death lead to |
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| atrophy of organs and tissues |
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| organ and tissue response to radiation exposure depends on what three factors |
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| radiosensitivity, reproductive characteristics, growth rate |
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| what are the three layers of the skin |
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| epidermis, dermis, hypodermis |
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| what are the accessory structures of the skin |
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| hair, sensory receptors, sebaceous glands, sweat glands |
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| what are radiation induced skin damage |
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| radiodermatitis, cancerous lesions, desquamation (ulcerative): dry or oozing, epilation |
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| gonadal irradiation can result in: |
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| the use of what for extended periods of time can cause skin injuries |
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| what dose will cause permanent sterility |
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| how much dose will result in temporary sterility |
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