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Title:
ENERGY ABSORPTION ( REPRINTED FROM THE BRITISH JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY, VOL. XIII, NO. 151, JULY 1940 ) (PARTIAL)
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:
1940 Jul 31
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Accession Number:
NV0702358
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2017 Dec 21
Description/Abstract:
AN ATTEMPT OF MEASURING THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY ABSORBED BY CELLS FROM GAMMA-RAY AND X-RAY DOSAGES IS MADE IN THIS PAPER. THE ENERGY ABSORBED IN A CELL MAY NOT BE THE SOLE FACTOR DETERMINING THE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF THE RADIATION ON THE CELL. THE CHANGES PRODUCED MAY ALSO DEPEND ON THE DAMAGE CAUSED TO ITS NEIGHBORS, WHICH MAY, IN THEIR TURN, HAVE BEEN INFLUENCED BY THE RADIATION. IT IS, FOR INSTANCE, GENERALLY BELIEVED THAT THE EFFECTS ON THE SKIN AT THE CENTER OF A LARGE RADIATION FIELD ARE GREATER FOR A GIVEN DOSE IN ROENTGENS THAN AT THE CENTER OF A SMALL FIELD.