b.
Skin
(1)
Similar effects noted with both massive, acute, and
chronic low-level radiation exposure
(a)
Reddening, swelling, pigmentation changes and
loss of hair
(b)
Ulcerations, atrophy, cancer
1)
Development of skin cancer extremely unlikely
with present safety precautions
Cc.
Bones
(1)
Threat from ingestion and/or inhalation of the "bone
seekers"
(2)
(a)
Strontium
(o)
Plutonium
(c)
Radium
Bone cancer from long-term radiation bombardment by
bone seekers
(3)
d.
Effect of external radiation on bone cells
Lungs
(1)
Effects of radiation on lungs
(a)
(2)
Damage to air sacs (alveoli)
Hazard greatest from inhaled radioactive dusts and
vapors
(3)
Tendency of several radioactive elements, such as
radon, polonium, uranium, and plutonium, to concentrate
in the lungs
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