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Also mentioned in the NCRP Report (NCRP, 1977a) were 54 J3- to
l4-month-old beagles injected with !37Cs and studied at the Inhalation
Toxicology Research Institute.
A later summary (ITRI, 1981) reported that 1)
acute deaths were observed, and 20 of 32 dogs that survived acuteeffects died
of cancers.
Eleven were stil] alive.
Dosages ranged from 0.9 to 4.0 mi
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137Cs/kg and total doses ranged from 600 to 2200 rads.