Dose-effect relationships for early response to total body irradiation
Abstract
In this review, dose-response relationships are recommended that are considered reasonable for estimating the range of early consequences following the release of radioactive material in a major nuclear accident. The limited human data on the effects of brief exposure to radiation that are used as the basis of this assessment are discussed and estimates made of the frequency of prodromal effects and early death relative to dose. The influence of protracting the dose and of the application of simple treatment are also discussed.
- Publication:
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Journal of the Society for Radiological Protection
- Pub Date:
- September 1983
- DOI:
- 10.1088/0260-2814/3/3/001
- Bibcode:
- 1983JSRP....3....5S