A rapid multiparametric method for victim triage in cases of accidental protracted irradiation or delayed analysis

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 82, Issue 981, 2009, Pages 764-770

  Bertho, J M ^a   Roy, L ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLT3 LIGAND;

ACUTE RADIATION SYNDROME; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD DISEASE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIETIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; PANCYTOPENIA; PARAMETER; PLASMA; PROTRACTED IRRADIATION; RADIATION ACCIDENT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOLOGY; SCORING SYSTEM; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VICTIM;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IRIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOACTIVE HAZARD RELEASE; REFERENCE VALUES; SENEGAL; TRIAGE;

EID: 69249245405     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/49063618     Document Type: Article

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