TABLE
SOME POSSIBLE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS FROM RADIATION DOSES
‘y
TO SPECIFIC ORGANS *
Dose
Gastrointestinal
Thyroid
Tract
(Rads)
Bones
et
Minor changes in
10,000
—rstructure
AL
t
.
—r
Tumor production
Permanent or serious
damage -- survival
threatened
1,000
Tumor Production
Minor changes in
structure
Immediate effects such
———po
as nausea and vomiting
Potential carcinogenic
dose to thyroids of few
percent of children and
adolescents
100
—a
*Lesser short term effects would be expected from the
same doses distributed in time.
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