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UNCLASSIFIED
Cc. Early effects of exposure to internal radiation
D. What are the criteria for picking out the harmful
radioelements included in fallout?
1. How sure are we that all the harmful ones have
been picked out
a. Strontium
b. Cesium
c. Rare earths
d. Plutonium
e. Iodine
E. Delayed effects due either to single massive doses
or to protracted chronic exposure; enumeration of
effects of interest;: dose dependence
1. Examples
2. Relationships between the two types of dosings
F, Mechanisms and responses of man to radiation and
radioactivity
1. Briefly review chain of events
a,
Physical effects
‘b, Biochemical and chemical effects
ce. Cellular effects
ad. Effects of whole organism
2. Processes of physical interaction - physical
effects
a. Significance of alpha, beta, gamma rays,
and neutrons in the process
b. Significance of these rays with regard
to penetration and whether introduced
within the organism or arising from outside
3. Chemical and biochemical changes
a, Direct effect of lonization on vital cell
molecules
b. Indirect effects as a result of lonization
of water in the presence of oxygen
ec. Relationship and importance
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