Treatment of Radiation Exposure

Treatment of acute symptoms remains supportive, whereas longterm developments require more specific interventions. Psychiatric treatment of acute exposures requires initial management of acute stress reactions, often in a mass casualty environment, followed by individual treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder or other mood disorders in certain survivors. As seen in nuclear disasters, the lack 

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