THE ACUTE MORTALITY RESPONSE OF BEAGLES TO PULSED, MIXED GAMMA-NEUTRON RADIATIONS,

Abstract

Eighty-one beagle dogs were exposed unilaterally to mixed gamma-neutron radiations from the AFRRI-TRIGA reactor. Nine groups received midline tissue doses ranging from 155 to 236 rads. Radiations were delivered in a single pulse with 80 percent of the dose delivered in less than 70 milliseconds. The LD50/60 was 210 rads. Survival times ranged from 10 to 25 days, and the mean was 16.5 days. The radiation effects were most prominent between 10 and 25 days postexposure. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0681037

Entities

People

  • J. W. Thorp
  • T. J. Pitchford

Organizations

  • Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Effects
  • Survival

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology