What length of time can the prodromal stage last with acute radiation syndrome?

weeks to months
months to years
hours to days
days to weeks

hours to days

Rationale: The prodromal phase can occur with hours to days with a whole body dose of 1 Gy or 100 rad or more. The duration of the phase is inversely proportional to the radiation dose received.

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