THE SKELETAL TOXICITY OF Pu$sup 239$ IN ADULT BEAGLES
Journal Article
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· Health Physics (England)
Intravenous injections of 2.8, 0.90, 0.30, and 0.096 mu c Pu/sup 239// kg induced 7/9, 12/12, 12/12, and 7/8 bone cancers in adult beagles. The average accumulated rads to the skeleton varied from 326 plus or minus 70 to 6470 plus or minus 1590. The osteogenic sarcomas appeared later at lower dose levels and absorbed skeletal radiation doses. Multiple primary osteogenic sarcomas varied from 0 to 7 tumors/dog. Sixty-eight per cent of the tumors originated from the spongiosa of extremities (38.7 per cent) and the vertebral column (32.7 per cent). A total of 93.9 per cent (92/98) tumors arose from spongy bone, while only 6.1 per cent (6/98) originated from cortical bone. The anatomical distribution of osteogenic sarcomas differed for each dose level. A flbrosarcoma and a squamous cell carcinoma involving the skeleton were detected in the 0.098 mu c/kg group. Radiochemical analyses of individual bones showed extreme variation in plutonium concentration from bone to bone and within individual bones. The skeleton exhibited extensive gross tissue damage in the higher dose levels, while only isolated empty lacunae in trabeculae and canal plugs and ioss of osteocytes in cortical bone were observed in the 0.096 mu c/kg group. The relationship of gross tissue damage to bone tumor production is discussed. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- NSA Number:
- NSA-17-010320
- OSTI ID:
- 4723258
- Journal Information:
- Health Physics (England), Journal Name: Health Physics (England) Vol. Vol: 8; ISSN HLTPA
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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