A LABORATORY TEST FOR DIAGNOSIS OF LETHAL EXPOSURE TO IONIZING RADIATION IN RATS.

Abstract

By determining blood plasma levels of trace amounts of radioiodine in rats 24 hours after injection and 72 hours after x-irradiation with 0 to 900 r, it was possible to divide the animals into sublethal and lethal exposure groups with an accuracy of approximately 83 to 95% depending on whether a false diagnosis of lethal exposure is acceptable. At doses in excess of 900 r there appeared to be a reversal of the effect on I(131) levels which might prove of value in the diagnosis of supralethal exposure.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 22, 1955
Accession Number
AD0066808

Entities

People

  • Herbert Simonson
  • John B. Storer

Organizations

  • United States Army Medical Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Blood
  • Blood Plasma
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Laboratory Procedures
  • Laboratory Tests
  • Radiation

Readers

  • Medical Imaging.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology