The cutaneous radiation syndrome: Diagnosis and treatment

Radioprotection

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 451-457

  Peter, R U ^a   Steinert, M ^a   Gottlober P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accident; Cell proliferation; Exposure; Skin diseases

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL EXPOSURES; CELLULAR PROLIFERATIONS; CLINICAL MANIFESTATION; EXPOSURE; INFLAMMATORY PROCESS; RADIATION SENSITIVITY; SKIN DISEASE; SUPER OXIDE DISMUTASE;

ACCIDENTS; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; CELL PROLIFERATION; DERMATOLOGY; IONIZING RADIATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; OXYGEN; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

EID: 77954010910     PISSN: 00338451     EISSN: 1769700X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/radiopro:2001103     Document Type: Article

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