Acute Radiation Syndrome Definition - MilitaryDictionary.org

acute radiation syndrome

Term Source: JP 3-11 (Operations in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Environments) ?

1.) An acute illness caused by irradiation of the body by a high dose of penetrating radiation in a very short period of time.

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Term Classification: operations

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Department of Defence, Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

Term sourced from JP 3-11: Operations in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Environments, updated October 2013 View source document

This term is marked as active and was last updated in 2015

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