‘TEMA TALG G8 "GROUP1 | TIME OF PEAK DEPRESSION 100) (oars 3975) - 90h 1 BIO wc - “ r nn f a. z . ber we . c ow coe toe ties cori plete date available on human a heoigs exposed m the high sublethal range. Isof EXPUSURE DAY [6S L 3 a £ < . $ 2 _. woe 5 NEUTROPHILES 3 aumutative- Age> Ss It tportance, therefore, to examine the rosent resuits in conjunction with past experipor car effort to gain a better understanding Tone dpraatologieal response of human beings Vpesedota penefrating radiation in the subhoor Pate ROWE OB i JO ‘hades tive been possible, and thus they com- voy sHOUP . 5 -—o ISR EN TIONS - boone following cliscussion it will be genersted that the hematological effects eres sere die primary to the penetrating oO | @ S$ @ So 6 0 @ 4 75 : a HEUTROPHO ES oi" FIGURE 4.8. —-('untudadit owe at f tRongelapy) at the fore eed ate aitentirw atten opty sete’ s Page fad vid PT ly thee WS Bh orgies It is seen thatan tertis © ehildren showed ao lymphocyte count. aeoso;dte cous, create: luxpuessed control, all elements were is percent a? itbected juore mark edly in the younger age groap wonld indicate that fe lepresson of ‘he These resilt- diildren tre more sensit ve to radiation, or that other 6 olowien: or phy <i eal factors resulted 1 icv ve itivets greater effect One physical consideration that may have counted In part for the apoarent v preater dose received by the childre: nvoalves a -onsidera tion of dose distribu: to: Tae body Beca ase of their relatively sa: aiueter. tie dose rp verved at the center cf tee coe yo a enilad would be wreater than for ar uh a ooxposed ta sume dose as measured fre 4.4 4.41 te i bo oto five lesions during the third, fourth hoa? ft week. tut is vonsidered not to have citi ited stumficantiv ta depression of any momento ements (Chaprer 3). The degree Hoourerns | contamination with fission products (ooapter 4 was probably too small te con- rovite steniicantly to the early hematological obiserved. Although if is not possible ests with certumty that these added factors beet atertally affect the hematological pat- othect. vers seer ot will become evident in the discus«oy Tat the chounges observed are not incon- ~ enowith “hose to be expected from exposure oenetrat ne Io tet Soasys : exert oe paring the present resu ts alone. Thus, the Piddia radsatver, delivered ata rapidly defeas ast fore mite over a period of approxt- otateans General An estimation of the radiation moiatolasrie: | cf anges noted are considered to noo rosidt of a single exposure to penetrating fo nless otherwise stated all dis- aero owe dp be omuited to the older-age subdime f tren 7, ‘Sie rr one pal sources of previous data availpoe Tore anomrison. and the characteristics and Duiscussior: (umage meurred cue The beta radiation plat’ oof tle skin may have contributed to lotions mu tie white count during the pe- Soheifth tor elintionn recerved, oot radiator, * of each are summarized in Table Perisvlof che table will make apparent otticultes uvelved in attempring strict ecu Colipeatisohs: fewever, some statements ean be a ty preysous hers inde despre the obvious linmiitations. For mov #ference. ormal” values for peripheral oa tempted tological dattuoon fot cacy present data represen bck Which systematic se 7° 4 mbt by xpostire ye Garg. serie. s a theo sade ot bee cor ute. from the present data and frou berm pure are presented in “Tapie 4 11,