Is disseminated intravascular coagulation the major cause of mortality from radiation at relatively low whole body doses?
Department of Radiation Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6072.
Gabriel S
GS
Krigsfeld
Ann R
AR
Kennedy
D000818:Animals; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D007928:Lethal Dose 50; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D014916:Whole-Body Irradiation