THE ACUTE RADIATION SYNDROME: A STUDY OF NINE CASES AND A REVIEW OF THE PROBLEM
Authors: L H HEMPELMANN, H LISCO, J G HOFFMAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1952)

Article1 February 1952THE ACUTE RADIATION SYNDROME: A STUDY OF NINE CASES AND A REVIEW OF THE PROBLEMLOUIS H. HEMPELMANN, HERMANN LISCO, JOSEPH G. HOFFMANLOUIS H. HEMPELMANN, HERMANN LISCO, JOSEPH G. HOFFMANAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-36-2-279 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptA collaborative clinical investigation by the following members (or former members) of the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory and the Argonne National Laboratory:J. Garrott Allen Norman P. KnowltonE. S. G. Barron Wright LanghamAnnamae Dickie Alfred M. LargePaul O. Hagemann Hermann LiscoLouis H. Hempelmann Ann PerleyJoseph G. Hoffman Sam S. SchwartzElaine Katz Harry O. Whippleand their associatesTABLE OF CONTENTSPAGEForeword 281Introduction 282Highlights of the Case Histories 283Section I. The Nature of the Radiation Accidents 288Section II. Radiation Doses 290Section III. 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