An initial life-threatening effect of ionizing radiation: Hypotension
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Published:1990-09-01
Issue:9
Volume:68
Page:967-973
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ISSN:0008-4204
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Container-title:Canadian Journal of Physics
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Can. J. Phys.
Author:
Senanayake P. C.,Goddard C. M.,Yacyshyn E. A.,Hulbert W. B.,Ruth R. F.
Abstract
Radiation hypotension (RH) is a severe decrease in arterial blood pressure during the 48 h after irradiation. RH is the presumed cause of three human deaths in reactor accidents and occurs after clinical irradiation. RH is described more fully in the rhesus monkey and the rabbit. This report describes prevention of RH in the rabbit by the cutting of two nerves of the sympathetic nervous system.
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Subject
General Physics and Astronomy