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BIOMEDICAL EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE TO ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION. PART II. BIOMEDICAL EFFECTS ON THE EYE FROM EXPOSURE TO MICROWAVES AND IONIZING RADIATIONS

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4782558
A search of the literature revealed that ionizing radiations produce deleterious ocular effects, the most prominent being the development of cataracts. Retinal damage was also reported. The threshoki dose for ocular damage was not definitely established but a single large dose of radiation seems more harmful to the lens than an equivalent amount of small radiation doses. A considerable number of studies were devoted to the effects oi ionizing radiation upon biochemical processes of the eye. The effects of x rays were studied in some detail, but almost no information exists on the effects of neutrons, protons, mesons, microwaves, and ultrasonic radiation. (auth)
Research Organization:
Physics, Engineering, Chemistry Corp., Boulder, Colo.
NSA Number:
NSA-16-016174
OSTI ID:
4782558
Report Number(s):
AD-265279 ASD-TR-61-195
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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