TABLE FIVE
SOME POSSIBLE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS FROM RADIATION DOSES
SPECIFIC *
Dose
Gastrointestinal
(Rads)
Thyroid
Tract
10,000
,
w
Bones
ay
—.
t;
7
Minor changes in
+
—tstructure
Tumor production
Permanent or serious
damage -~ survival
threatened
1,000
Tumor Production
—_——
tL
Immediate effects such
as nausea and vomiting
Minor changes in
structure
Potential carcinogenic
dose to thyroids of few
percent of children and
adolescents
100
*Lesser short term effects would be expected from the
same doses distributed in time.
~ 40 -
+