Chronic Radiation Sickness Among Techa Riverside Residents

Abstract

This report was prepared at the Urals Research Center for Radiation Medicine, Chelyabinsk, Russia, under a contractual agreement with the Defense Nuclear Agency (DNAOOl-95-C-0156) and presents a further summary of research data on the deterministic effects in the population exposed to radiation from discharges of radioactive wastes by the Mayak radiochemical facility into the river Techa in the Urals. The first report, "Analysis of Chronic Radiation Sickness Cases in the Population of the Southern Urals," was published by the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland (Contract Report 94-1) and provided the exposure conditions, exposure dose assessment, clinical picture of chronic radiation sickness diagnosed in 940 exposed residents, and differential diagnoses of the disease. This report summarizes the data on the dynamics of chronic radiation sickness, analyzes the processes of restoration of disrupted functions, and describes the outcomes of long-term effects.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA337640

Entities

People

  • Lidiya A. Nikolayenko
  • Mira M. Kossenko
  • Svetlana B. Yepifanova
  • Yevghenya V. Ostroumova

Organizations

  • Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Blood
  • Cancer
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Health Services
  • Lymphatic Diseases
  • Medical Personnel
  • Pathology
  • Radiation Sickness

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Neurotrauma and Rehabilitation Medicine.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.