The dreadful effects of acute radiation syndrome
What is acute radiation syndrome?: Acute radiation syndrome (ARS)— often called radiation sickness.
Lethal dosage: Ionizing radiation exposure that results in radiation sickness.
Chernobyl disaster: The Chernobyl disaster in 1986 saw a catastrophic explosion.
How real is the threat?: Given the tense and seemingly intractable situation in Ukraine.
Atomic aftermath: In fact, within a few months of the attacks, between 90,000 and 166,000 people died in Hiroshima.
What causes ARS?: Although radiation sickness is serious and often fatal, it's rare.
Burns and radiation: Sixty percent of immediate fatalities at Hiroshima were a result of burns.
Ionizing radiation: More specifically, ARS is a complex of syndromes developed.
Other required conditions: Other required conditions for ARS are the dose usually has to be external.
The WWII atomic bombs: The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during the Second.