ANNUAL RESEARCH REPORT: 1 JULY 1968-30 JUNE 1969.

Abstract

Contents include: Acute mortality response of larger mammals to ionizing radiation; Investigation of incapacitating doses of radiation in larger mammals; The effect of partial-body shielding; Acute mortality of mice and rats exposed to 14 MeV neutrons; Behavioral incapacitation studies; The behavioral performance of the unrestrained monkey following mixed gamma-neutron irradiation; Identification of prominent sites of radiation injury; Hemogram and bone marrow differential of the chinchilla; Effects of ionizing radiations on biosynthesis of complex proteins; Effect of mixed gamma-neutron radiations on plasma and urine amino acid levels in the rat; Effects of ionizing radiation on immune responses; Postirradiation gastrointentinal injury; and Radiation fields produced by the afrri-triga reactor.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 1969
Accession Number
AD0704167

Entities

Organizations

  • Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amino Acids
  • Anabolism
  • Bone Marrow
  • Bones
  • Hemograms
  • Identification
  • Incapacitation
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Neutron Bombardment
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Injuries
  • Shielding

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.