http://worldcat.org/entity/work/id/355392706

Military Radiobiology

Contents: Military Radiobiology: A Perspective; Physical Principles of Nuclear Weapons; Nuclear Weapons Fallout; Ionizing Radiations and Their Interactions with Matter; Cellular Radiation Biology; Radiation Effects on the Lymphohematopoietic System: A Compromise in Immune Competency; Effect of Ionizing Radiation on Gastrointestinal Physiology; Postirradiation Cardiovascular Dysfunction; Acute Radiation Syndrome; The Combined Injury Syndrome; Mechanisms and Management of Infectious Complications of Combined Injury; Diagnosis, Triage, and Treatment of Casualties; Internal Contamination with Medically Significant Radionuclides; Radioprotectants; Psychological Effects of Nuclear Warfare; Effects of Ionizing Radiation on Behavior and the Brain; Nuclear Weapons Accident Response Procedure; Management of Radiation Accidents; Medical Operations in Nuclear War; Low-Level Effects. (Reprints).

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