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AssigneeSRI International
InventorsDavid E. COOPER, Robert BALOG, Polly CHANG, Thomas A. SHALER, Hua LIN, Annalisa D'ANDREA, Travis HARRISON, Roger H. SCHMIDT, Christina SWANSON, Estevan MENDOZA, Mark STEELE, Pablo E. GARCIA
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Materials, systems and methods are provided for qualitative assessment of exposure of a person to ionizing radiation by measuring amounts of the biomarkers, wherein a change compared with corresponding un-irradiated control reference ranges of the biomarkers, provides the assessment, wherein the biomarkers include (i) alpha-1-Antichymotrypsin (ACT), (ii) Fms-related tyrosine kinase 3 ligand (Flt3L), and (iii) one or more additional proteins.
A blood filter cartridge comprising a cylindrical housing, a chamber, an inlet, a plurality of elongate hollow apheresis fibers, each comprising a lumen and wall having pore size sufficient to pass plasma but not blood cells, and an outlet, wherein the inlet is in bulk fluid connection with the lumens, the housing confines the chamber, the fibers are contained within the chamber, and the chamber is in bulk fluid connection with the outlet, configured such that in operation, blood enters the lumens from the inlet, plasma passes though the walls of the fibers into the chamber and then out the outlet.
A method for qualitative assessment of exposure of a person to ionizing radiation, comprising the steps of:
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