print email comment close Acute Radiation Syndrome: A Fact Sheet for Physicians URL: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/arsphysicianfactsheet.asp Description: Fact sheet about "Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS) ... an acute illness caused by irradiation of the entire body (or most of the body) by a high dose of penetrating radiation in a very short period of time (usually a matter of minutes)." Topics include descriptions of types of ARS (such as bone marrow syndrome and gastrointestinal syndrome), symptoms, and patient management. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Extra Keywords radiation toxicity radiation sickness LII Database Information: Record 22978 created by Maria Brandt on 12/01/2006 Last modification on 12/06/2006 Published: 12/06/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/22978