title: Medical response to nuclear and radiation accidents.
abstract: The authors discuss the several strategies for treating bone marrow suppression caused by exposure to acute high-dose total body radiation. Supportive measures prevent death from infection and/or bleeding and thereby permit autologous bone marrow recovery. Another approach stimulates bone marrow recovery using molecularly cloned hematopoietic growth factors. A third approach replaces the damaged bone marrow via a transplant, either permanently or temporarily.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Gale
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Butturini
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D000818:Animals; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D009688:Nuclear Reactors; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*