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Ionizing Radiation

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Population exposure to ionizing radiation mainly occurs from natural sources or from medical devices. Occupational exposure is usually low level and continues to decrease over time with tightening regulations, though its use in the medical field is increasing. Acute, high-dose exposure usually occurs due to accidental exposure and can lead to significant immediate and long-term medical problems. Chronic changes can be a result of long-term low-level exposure or the sequelae of a single episode of high-dose radiation.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK

    Seema Garg

  2. University of Sheffield, Medical School, Sheffield, UK

    David J. Gawkrodger

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  1. Department of Dermatology, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Niedersachsen, Germany

    Swen Malte John

  2. Department of Dermato-allergology, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark

    Jeanne Duus Johansen

  3. Dept. of Dermatology and Allergology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Thomas Rustemeyer

  4. Dept. of Dermatology and Allergology, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Thüringen, Germany

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  5. Department of Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA

    Howard I. Maibach

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Garg, S., Gawkrodger, D.J. (2018). Ionizing Radiation. In: John, S., Johansen, J., Rustemeyer, T., Elsner, P., Maibach, H. (eds) Kanerva’s Occupational Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40221-5_77-2

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