Radiation damageL59.9
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Radiation effects that lead to permanent functional impairment of an individual or a population (genetic radiation damage). By definition, the term depends on how sensitive the possibility of proving such an impairment is and thus, among other things, on the state of biological research, especially radiobiological research. The extent of the damage depends on the total radiation dose, its fractionation and the volume of the tissue irradiated. Radiation damage can result in radiodermatitis acuta, radiodermatitis chronica, cutaneous x-ray fibrosis, x-ray keratoses, x-ray ulcers and x-ray carcinoma.