First and foremost, you have to be exposed to high dose of radiation for us to consider the possibility that you are suffering from Acute Radiation Syndrome.
Acute Radiation Syndrome was observed among survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs in the 1940s. It was also observed among rescuers and firefighters involved in the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident in 1986.
If you have undergone x-ray diagnostic procedures (say, chest x-ray) the dose remains low even if the procedure was done repeatedly several times a month.
But if you have been undergoing radiotherapy for cancer. You may have experienced bouts of Acute Radiation Syndrome.
Surface radiation wherein the radiation was limited from penetrating the internal organs by cloth or skin are not likely to contribute to Acute Radiation Syndrome.
The person purported to be experiencing Acute Radiation Syndrome must also have exposure of the entire body, or most of it and the exposure was limited to a short time (minutes).
Victims and survivors who have experienced definitive exposure to radiation will experience nausea, vomiting, headache and even diarrhea within several minutes from exposure. The symptoms may resolve spontaneously only to come back unexpectedly after several minutes, hours or months.
Those exposed may also have skin problems like sun burn. It may become itchy, dry and scaly. Hair loss (like cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy) may also happen.
If the symptoms resolve full recovery can be expected for several months up to 2 years.
The duration and intensity of exposure is a good measure of prognosis. Patients who never experienced recovery are likely to die due to destruction of the bone marrow with ensuing secondary infection.
If you think you are experiencing possible Acute Radiation Syndrome, hasten to the nearest medical facility,
Acute Radiation Syndrome was observed among survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs in the 1940s. It was also observed among rescuers and firefighters involved in the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident in 1986.
If you have undergone x-ray diagnostic procedures (say, chest x-ray) the dose remains low even if the procedure was done repeatedly several times a month.
But if you have been undergoing radiotherapy for cancer. You may have experienced bouts of Acute Radiation Syndrome.
Surface radiation wherein the radiation was limited from penetrating the internal organs by cloth or skin are not likely to contribute to Acute Radiation Syndrome.
The person purported to be experiencing Acute Radiation Syndrome must also have exposure of the entire body, or most of it and the exposure was limited to a short time (minutes).
Victims and survivors who have experienced definitive exposure to radiation will experience nausea, vomiting, headache and even diarrhea within several minutes from exposure. The symptoms may resolve spontaneously only to come back unexpectedly after several minutes, hours or months.
Those exposed may also have skin problems like sun burn. It may become itchy, dry and scaly. Hair loss (like cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy) may also happen.
If the symptoms resolve full recovery can be expected for several months up to 2 years.
The duration and intensity of exposure is a good measure of prognosis. Patients who never experienced recovery are likely to die due to destruction of the bone marrow with ensuing secondary infection.
If you think you are experiencing possible Acute Radiation Syndrome, hasten to the nearest medical facility,
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