Risk
Single Exposure

Table 18-2
CDC NUCLEAR AND THERMAL RADIATION CRITERIA

Mid-Head Dose

Ineffective

@ Vomit ing
@ Combat

@ Vomiting

Mechanism

100

45

35

Mid Trunk
Dose (rad)

New Nuclear Radiation Criteria

2
Incidence
5

2.5

Moderate

5

Negligible
Emergency

Time to Ineffectiveness

Casualty

a

14,500

Midline Dose (rad,
free-in-air)
70

50
150

free-in-air

Mid-Line Dose
rad,

19,000
14,000

15 min

12,000

10,700

New Thermal Radiation Criteria

9,220

L br

11,000
5,000

4 he

8,300
4,000
af

°
X
8 hr
24 br

% Incidence

2.5
5
5

3.1

LOXT cal/om*

4.2

LOOKT cal/cm”

1000KT cal/em-

Mechanism

1° burn

5.8
6.8
12
3.7
6.3

% Incidence
50

l0KT cal/em38

53

1OOKT cal/om-

73

1000KT cal/em

Casualties due to 2nd Degree Burns

5.0
8.8

1° burn
2° burn

Risk Criteria for Burns Under Summer Uniforms to Warned,Exposed Personnel

Negligible
Moderate
Emergency

Time to Ineffectiveness
24. he

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