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Medical Assessment and Therapy in Bone Marrow Failure Due to Radiation Accidents

Role of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Hematopoietic Growth Factors

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Treatment of Radiation Injuries

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With the increasing use of nuclear energy, it is important that physicians be aware of the principles of managing victims of radiation injuries. This chapter focuses on management of total-body radiation exposure.

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  1. Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, 90024, USA

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  1. Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, Defense Nuclear Agency, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

    Doris Browne , Joseph F. Weiss , Thomas J. MacVittie  & Madhavan V. Pillai , ,  & 

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Champlin, R. (1990). Medical Assessment and Therapy in Bone Marrow Failure Due to Radiation Accidents. In: Browne, D., Weiss, J.F., MacVittie, T.J., Pillai, M.V. (eds) Treatment of Radiation Injuries. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0864-3_1

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