TABLE FIVE
SOME POSSIBLE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS FROM RADIATION DOSES
SPECIFIC *
Dose
Gastrointestinal
.
Tract
(Rads)
y
Thyroid
Bones
.
. :
at
10,000
.
Minor changes in
—rstructure
{ 4
f
.
oT
Tumor production
Permanent or serious
damage ~- survival
threatened
1,000
Tumor Production
~—{.
100
_t
tL
Minor changes in
structure
Immediate effects such
as nausea and vomiting
Potential carcinogenic
dose to thyroids of few
percent of children and
adolescents
———_
#Lesser short term effects would be expected from the
same doses distributed in time.
-~ 40 -