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Acute effects of ionizing radiation on the skin

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Acute effects of ionizing radiation on the skin – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/730754217

Injury caused by high doses of ionizing radiation reaching the skin over a short period of time as may be seen focally following radiotherapy for cutaneous malignancies or more extensively as the result of the unintentional or intentional exposure of a person or population to such radiation.