Radiation Induced Changes in Intracranial Pressure and Arterial Blood Pressure
Abstract
Twenty Macaca mulatta monkeys were exposed to cobalt-60 gamma radiation at the rate of 1000 rad/minute for mid-thoracic doses of approximately 1307 rad to 10 monkeys and 2244 rad to the remaining 10 animals. The average intracranial pressure increased in both groups following exposure, but the response observed in the low-dose group was not so great as that elicited in the monkeys that were exposed to higher levels of irradiation. Hypotension developed in the majority of animals postirradiation, and the degree of response was greatest in the high-dose group of monkeys.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1974
- Accession Number
- AD0783794
Entities
People
- John W. Watters
- Louis F. Wailly
- Peter B. Carter
Organizations
- United States Air Force Academy