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Title:
THE GENETIC HAZARD TO THE POPULATION FROM RADIATION, PARTICULARLY FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF DIAGNOSTIC EXAMINATION ( THE BRITISH JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY, VOL XXV, NO 295, JULY 1952 ) ( PARTIAL DOC )
Subject Terms:
HREX
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:
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Publication Date:
1952 Jul 31
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0005
Accession Number:
NV0702336
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2017 Dec 21
Description/Abstract:
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE GENETIC HAZARD TO THE GENERAL POPULATION AS A RESULT OF RADIATION. THIS WAS DISCUSSED ON FEBRUARY 21, 1952. MEASUREMENTS OF RADIATION DOSES TO REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS OF AN UNSELECTED GROUP OF PATIENTS WERE INVESTIGATED. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE MALE PATIENTS HAD AN AVERAGE DOSE FROM X-RAYS OF 66 MR AND FEMALES HAD AN AVERAGE OF 121 MR. ADDITIONAL X-RAY SPOT EXPOSURE BROUGHT THE TOTAL UP TO 128 MR FOR MALES AND 193 MR FOR FEMALES. THIS DOSE WAS COMPARED WITH THAT DUE TO NATURAL RADIATION, WHICH WAS ESTIMATED, FOR A 30-YEAR PERIOD, AS 3000 MR FROM COSMIC RADIATION AND 900 MR FROM 40K IN THE BODY. THE AMOUNT OF MUTATIONS FOR MAN IN ANY GIVEN GENERATION APPEAR WITH A FREQUENCY OF ONE IN 10(E + 5) OR 10(E + 6) GAMETES PER GENERATION. THE AMOUNT OF RADIATION NECESSARY TO DOUBLE THIS RATE OF MUTATION IS ABOUT 50 R PER GENERATION IN DROSOPHILA.