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Life shortening and disease incidence in BALB/c mice following a single d(50)-Be neutron or gamma exposure

Journal Article · · Radiat. Res.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2307/3575971· OSTI ID:5578493
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Male BALB/c mice, 12 weeks old, were given a single exposure of either /sup 137/Cs ..gamma.. rays or d(50)-Be neutrons at a dose rate of 3 Gy/min. The animals were kept until death, and causes of death or possible causes of death were ascertained by autopsy and histology. The data were evaluated by competing risk methods. The survival time dose-effect curve for both types of exposure was linear and did not differ significantly (slopes: 55.8 +/- 4.0 days/Gy for neutrons and 46.2 +/- 4.3 days/Gy for ..gamma.. rays). The incidence of different diseases also was similar for both groups expect that more carcinomas, sarcomas, and myeloid leukemias seemed to occur after neutron exposure and that nonstochastic lung and kidney diseases seemed to arise at lower doses.
OSTI ID:
5578493
Journal Information:
Radiat. Res.; (United States), Journal Name: Radiat. Res.; (United States) Vol. 94:2; ISSN RAREA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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560152* -- Radiation Effects on Animals-- Animals
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ACUTE EXPOSURE
ACUTE IRRADIATION
ALKALI METAL ISOTOPES
ANIMALS
BARYONS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
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BODY
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CESIUM ISOTOPES
DATA
DELAYED RADIATION EFFECTS
DISEASE INCIDENCE
DISEASES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FERMIONS
GAMMA RADIATION
HADRONS
INFORMATION
IONIZING RADIATIONS
IRRADIATION
ISOTOPES
LIFE SPAN
LUNGS
MAMMALS
MICE
NEOPLASMS
NEUTRONS
NUCLEI
NUCLEONS
NUMERICAL DATA
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATIONS
RADIOINDUCTION
RADIOISOTOPES
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
RODENTS
VERTEBRATES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES