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Radiation injury to the heart

open access: yesInternational Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 1995
For the RTOG Consensus Conference on Late Effects of Cancer Treatment we summarize the clinical manifestations of cardiac complications appearing months to years following incidental irradiation of the heart during treatment of thoracic neoplasms. The most common effects present as pericardial disease, however, it is becoming more clear that precocious
J R, Stewart   +3 more
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Comorbid Conditions in Persons Exposed to Ionizing Radiation and Veterans of the Soviet–Afghan War: A Cohort Study in Kazakhstan [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
Objectives: This study investigated the prevalence and characteristics of comorbid conditions in patients exposed to ionizing radiation and those who were involved in the Soviet–Afghan war.
Saule Sarkulova   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Review of the Efficacy and Mechanisms of Traditional Chinese Medicines as a Therapeutic Option for Ionizing Radiation Induced Damage

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology, 2021
Ionizing radiation damage refers to acute, delayed, or chronic tissue damage associated with ionizing radiation. Specific or effective therapeutic options for systemic injuries induced by ionizing radiation have not been developed.
Xiaomeng Zhang   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Perception of radiation dose and potential risks of computed tomography in emergency department medical personnel [PDF]

open access: yesClinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2015
Objective Use of computed tomography (CT) continues to increase, but the relatively high radiation doses associated with CT have raised health concerns such as future risk of cancer.
Jin Hee Lee   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Integrating Radiation Oncology Into Undergraduate Medical Education [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Cancer is one of the most important public health problems. However, medical education has not advanced at the same rate when it comes to cancer education.
Holmes, Jordan A.   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Conjoined Stent Technique for Radiation Induced Long Segment Carotid Stenosis and Pseudoaneurysm [PDF]

open access: yesNeurointervention, 2014
Radiation induced carotid stenosis (RICS) is known but challenging complication of head and neck irradiation. Endovascular revascularization is preferred treatment modality than surgical revascularization.
Atulabh Vajpayee   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Possible Mechanisms for The Effects of Calcium Deficiency on Male Infertility [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Fertility and Sterility, 2019
Calcium (Ca) is a significant element that acts as an intracellular second messenger. It is necessary for many physi- ological processes in spermatozoa including spermatogenesis, sperm motility, capacitation, acrosome reaction and fertilization ...
Asghar Beigi Harchegani   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Snow sports injuries in Scotland: a case-control study. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
OBJECTIVES: To examine the incidence and patterns of snow sports injuries at the three largest commercial ski areas in Scotland and to identify factors associated with injury risk.
Langran, M, Selvaraj, S
core   +1 more source

Medical management of ionizing radiation-induced skin injury

open access: yesRadiation Protection and Environment, 2022
Skin radiation exposure occurs during planned or unplanned radiation events, such as radiotherapy or nuclear radiation accidents, respectively, resulting into acute and chronic effects depending upon the extent of the radiation exposure or contamination.
Himanshu Ojha   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Treatment of Radiation Injury [PDF]

open access: yesAdvances in Wound Care, 2014
Significance: Radiation exposure as a result of radiation treatment, accident, or terrorism may cause serious problems such as deficiency due to necrosis or loss of function, fibrosis, or intractable ulcers in the tissues and organs. When the skin, bone, oral mucous membrane, guts, or salivary glands are damaged by ionizing radiation, the management ...
openaire   +2 more sources

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