Behavioral Incapacitation from a High Dose of Ionizing Radiation

Abstract

This report presents the methods and the results of an analysis of incapacitation data of monkeys irradiated at the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute between 1968 and 1982. One hundred and ninety-three animals were trained to perform a cognitive task and 39 were trained to perform a locomotion task. The cognitive tested animals were subdivided into those irradiated at a neutron/gamma ratio of 3:1 and/or 4:10. All locomotion tested animals were irradiated at a neutron/ gamma ration of 3:1. Probits were fit to the minute-by-minute performance data for each group which were then smoothed across time using a unique Monte Carlo method. The results of these analyses present percent (proportion) incapacitated versus time graphs for a wide range of radiation doses for the cognitive and for the locomotion tasks. Graphs of the 25, 50 and 75% isoperformance curves are also provided. Radiation injury, Incapacitation, Performance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA273213

Entities

People

  • Carol G. Franz
  • Robert W. Young
  • Sheldon G. Levin
  • William E. Jackson

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  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computational Science
  • Data Science
  • Databases
  • Dose Rate
  • Gamma Rays
  • Health Services
  • Information Science
  • Ionization
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Sickness
  • Test And Evaluation
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Regression Analysis.