Document Details
Title:
DATA PERTAINING TO SHORTENING OF LIFE SPAN BY IONIZING RADIATION
Author(s):
Subject Terms:
DELAYED RADIATION EFFECTS; LIFETIME; MAMMALS
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type:
REPORT
Publication Date:
1956 May 18
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0042
Accession Number:
NV0016104
Document Number(s):
UR442
Originating Research Org.:
Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States)
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 26
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
USING THE MEDIAN OR AVERAGE LIFE SPAN AS A CRITERION, MOST OF THE EXIS TING DATA ON SHORTENING OF LIFE IN MAMMALS AS A CONSEQUENCE OF EXPOSUR E TO WHOLE BODY IRRADIATION FROM X-RAY AND GAMMA-RAY SOURCES ARE REVIE WED GRAPHICALLY.RELATED DATA ON THE VARIATION OF LETHAL DOSE, LD-50, W ITH AGE ARE DISCUSSED. WITH CHRONIC IRRADIATION IN DAILY DOSES, RANGIN G FROM LOW VALUES TO AS HIGH AS 120 R PER DAY, THE SHORTENING OF LIFE IS ABOUT PROPORTIONAL TO THE DOSE FOR TOTAL ACCUMULATED SOSES BELOW 3 TIMES LD-50 (ABOUT 2000 R) AND AMOUNTS TO ABOUT 7 PER LD-50 OR ABOUT 10 PER 1000 R.