Radiobiology of Accidental, Public, and Occupational Exposures

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Result on the web

<a href="https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-18810-7" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-18810-7</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18810-7_8" target="_blank" >10.1007/978-3-031-18810-7_8</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Radiobiology of Accidental, Public, and Occupational Exposures

Original language description

This chapter describes situations where individuals may be potentially exposed to ionizing radiation in accidental, occupational, or public exposures excluding those from clinical radiotherapy. Each exposure type can have very specific characteristics ranging in radiation quality, dose, dose rate, length of exposures, and proportion of the body acute exposure. As such, some long-term health effects of low-dose exposures are described including effects on the embryo and fetus, heritable diseases, cataracts, and cardiovascular effects. Special focus on exposure to radon is included along with the health effects specific to this exposure situation. Accidental and malicious exposures can also include high-dose scenarios that can lead to the development of acute radiation syndrome (ARS). Details of ARS are described along with how it can be diagnosed. In some exposure scenarios, large numbers of individuals are exposed such that triage is required to quickly identify those needing medical intervention to mitigate ARS. Strategies for triage for treatment are described with respect to trauma, contamination, and exposure along with a discussion of suggested countermeasures for internal exposure and medical follow-up after exposure. In order to assist with determining the dose of radiation an individual has been exposed to, several biodosimetry techniques are described. The final section focuses on the radiation protection system including definitions of quantities commonly used and the limits of exposure.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

C - Chapter in a specialist book

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30305 - Occupational health

Project

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Continuities

N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Book/collection name

Radiobiology Textbook

ISBN

978-3-031-18810-7

Number of pages of the result

43

Pages from-to

425-467

Number of pages of the book

667

Publisher name

Springer Nature

Place of publication

Cham

UT code for WoS chapter

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