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Acute radiation syndrome

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A spectrum of responses involving deterministic haematopoietic, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and central nervous system reactions to a large radiation dose received acutely or subacutely to all or most of the body. It follows a dose-dependent clinical course divided into prodromal, latent, and manifest periods of illness. (from ICRP Publication 118, 2012)

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