Radiation Effects in Man: Manifestations and Therapeutic Efforts

Abstract

The goal of the program has been to obtain new information regarding the patho-physiologic, psychologic, immunologic, hematologic, and biochemical effects of total- and partial-body irradiation in human beings. The patients are irradiated, all of whom have inoperable, metastatic carcinoma but are in relatively good health, provide the opportunity to study multiple facets of the effects of radiation in man rather than in experimental animal. Many laboratories have discovered that the extrapolation of results from laboratory animals to man to be fraught with error. The data contained in this report will suggest several potential biological dosimeters previously considered to be of some value have not fulfilled this expectation. Several new biological dosimeters are under evaluation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0734209

Entities

People

  • Bernard S. Aron
  • Carolyn Winget
  • Edward B. Silberstein
  • Eugene L. Saenger
  • Goldine C. Gleser
  • Harry Horwitz
  • I-wen Chen
  • James G. Kereiakes

Organizations

  • University of Cincinnati

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blood
  • Cells
  • Chemistry
  • Granulocytes
  • Health Services
  • Laboratory Animals
  • Leukocytes
  • Medical Personnel
  • Spine

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Physics

Readers

  • Auditory Neuroscience/Auditory Physiology.
  • Molecular and genetic basis of cancer.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.