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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
An effect that can be related directly to the radiation dose received. The effect is more severe with a higher dose. It typically has a threshold, below which the effect will not occur. It is sometimes called deterministic effect. For example, a skin burn from radiation is a non-stochastic effect that worsens as the radiation dose increases. See also stochastic effect.
Industry:Medical devices
The heat energy produced by the process of nuclear fission within a nuclear reactor or by radioactive decay.
Industry:Medical devices
The steps involved in supplying fuel for nuclear power plants. It can include mining, milling, isotopic enrichment, fabrication of fuel elements, use in reactors, chemical reprocessing to recover the fissile material remaining in the spent fuel, re-enrichment of the fuel material refabrication into new fuel elements, and waste disposal.
Industry:Medical devices
A type of therapy that uses dogs or other pets to improve the physical and mental health of patients with certain acute or chronic diseases. It is being studied as a way to relieve distress in cancer patients undergoing treatment for pain. Also called pet-facilitated therapy.
Industry:Health care
Cancer that occurs in both paired organs, such as both breasts or both ovaries.
Industry:Health care
A procedure in which blood is collected, part of the blood such as platelets or white blood cells is taken out, and the rest of the blood is returned to the donor. Also called pheresis.
Industry:Health care
A single dose of drug usually injected into a blood vessel over a short period of time. Also called bolus.
Industry:Health care
An enzyme that is normally found in healthy kidneys. It may be found at high levels in the urine when there are kidney problems. It is used as a biomarker to detect damage to the kidneys caused by drugs and other agents. It may also be used to diagnose certain kidney and liver disorders.
Industry:Health care
A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called anthracycline antibiotics.
Industry:Health care
