Making precise prediction; »
on individuals who may fe
impossible. Our medica op:
radiation sickness is qiivthe severity and length ~
upon the total dose rece iret
is received. To put it an *
radiation which would m-.. |
dose in two days might 1
received the dose gradu: '
months. The totai dose «
Length of time spert im tie
wa are “rlking about
thes: mre ‘te raediaction
TPpRe |, beg
gee
those from acute rad{at «7
soe
doses received at high es
of time.
wots Le a
ot |
3
er. oad
‘ne effect of saci ce taediatibn
failout sree 18 pregen'.y
r :evrce jr treating a. 4
Generali. spean ing
roited,
-te sadfation sicknes- jiepends
apd
Dopey
the
rate
@oowrh
cr
.
ero owkV, PME same amoon
0
et ovety sick Jt be recetvec the
punediately,
‘sar iy f° he
fer Me ctourbe Tf a soap e of
surse,
depen
ipod
he
rea utd gvalianie snte.ding
In addition, the differen.
atween survive
oan
jeath may
depend not only upen the a : 44 aese receivec
3
pon sucn
factors as the particuis
on bx ak’ s wane dt oa
‘ther
injuries and the acequac.
| nerd cai treatment
“hose people
receiving radiatior dose
ye Verve
mean
FOG te
o2&
may show some signs o¢
reed
sicrress 43
is
nausea and vomiting but 41.
ro them wi.
sacl ® even
with little or no medica
a
Loloue otter trdiid
4 MOS?
everyone receiving doses vs
~
mnentgens wi.
te cca dma y
suffer from acute radiatiun
teemess and must have nected
care, As the radiation fone rore@apes fron 2 oo. dh
roentgens the chances su Mey
‘hange tion
1 oov He ve
to a very unfavorable ¢
woooane ft
'
.
Om
doses greater than 1 :\0
Ie is most important 26 sien e
9a. Lhe cepres
adlation
injury 1s dependent upor ‘he ‘altation aose are:
bea
ey AT
staying in the cella: vi «¢ m soa. Upe vt home 4
materially reduce the raiia’ “ood se and exen at jose rates
of 500-1000 roentgens ma. cm.
« differen e a Lae
survival
and death.
Moreover, th:
° ets fe. of the radia.) lecreases
with the passage of time
1 4: od
anv airst ana ‘he,
nore
slowly.
For example. 4 ac:
Ll:
tose vate oc
"
“ert gens
pos ye
ee
ee
ow
per hour wiil have fa.lthe end of two weeks
Now we cannet
ail 1emai
rate falls tc an accept-
mob
|
we
ce
1
ry
-e
doge
nore
oe
Usually in a discusaion ci