"Acute Radiation Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A condition caused by a brief whole body exposure to more than one sievert dose equivalent of radiation. Acute radiation syndrome is initially characterized by ANOREXIA; NAUSEA; VOMITING; but can progress to hematological, gastrointestinal, neurological, pulmonary, and other major organ dysfunction.
| Descriptor ID |
D054508
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C26.733.188 N06.850.810.300.360.158
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| Concept/Terms |
Acute Radiation Syndrome- Acute Radiation Syndrome
- Acute Radiation Syndromes
- Radiation Syndrome, Acute
- Radiation Syndromes, Acute
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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