Abstract
It is a pleasure to note the appearance in the English medical literature of a direct translation from the Russian medical literature. This monograph, originally published in Moscow in 1957, signifies the increasing communication between the scientific communities of the East and the West. The book, concerned with the tissue effects of radiation, was written by Professor Krayevskii, a member of the Medical Academy of Science in Moscow, but the material is also derived from the work of many investigators in the USSR. In his investigative work, Professor Krayevskii has relied heavily on experimental use of dogs, feeling that radiation disease is observed in them in its clearest form. The volume is concerned with the pathological changes in various organ systems. Two chapters are particularly to be commended. One is concerned with the unusual characteristics of changes induced by internal radiation, while the concluding chapter discusses the infectious complications
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callMore From: JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
