HEMATOLOGICAL RESPONSES IN SHEEP FOLLOWING PULSED FISSION-SPECTRUM NEUTRON RADIATION.

Abstract

Complete blood counts were performed periodically for 60 days on subjects exposed total-body to pulsed fission-spectrum neutron radiation. Thirty-two subjects were exposed to 4 different doses bilaterally, and forty were exposed to 5 doses given to the right side. Platelet counts of those exposed bilaterally were somewhat dose related; the higher the dose, the greater the count depression and the greater the subsequent overshoot of pre-irradiation level. Lymphocyte counts within the first 3 post-irradiation days were more greatly depressed in the subjects irradiated on the right side only. This finding might be related to the blood volume contained in the liver.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0819342

Entities

People

  • Romulus S. Von Hazmburg

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blood
  • Blood Counts
  • Blood Volume
  • Depression
  • Lymphocytes
  • Radiation
  • Spectra
  • Volume

Readers

  • Immunology and Pathology
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.