TABLE SIX
SOME POSSIBLE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS FROM RADIATION DOSES
TO SPECIFIC ORGANS *
Dose
Gastrointestinal
(Rads)
Bones
Thyroid
Tract
Minor changes in
{
190,000 ~
restructure
4
rr
Tumor production
Permanent or serious
damage =~ survival
threatened
1,000
tumor production
Minor visual changes
in structure
Immediate effects such
as nausea and vomiting
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.