Response of Different Species to Total Body Irradiation

Front Matter....Pages i-vi
Response of Different Species to High Dose Total Body Irradiation....Pages 1-2
Some practical aspects of dosimetry and dose specification for whole body irradiation....Pages 3-28
Dose and Cell-Survival Calculations in Anthropomorphic Phantoms....Pages 29-42
Susceptibility to Total Body Irradiation....Pages 43-57
Acute Lethality — The Hemopoietic Syndrome in Different Species....Pages 59-86
Early Radiation Mortality and Recovery in Large Animals and Primates....Pages 87-111
Acute Lethality and Radiosensitivity of the Canine Hemopoietic System to Cobalt-60 Gamma and Mixed Neutron-Gamma Irradiation....Pages 113-129
Summary of the Discussion on Physical Aspects and Acute Lethality in Different Species....Pages 131-135
Survival Patterns and Hemopathological Responses of Dogs Under Continuous Gamma Irradiation....Pages 137-159
Haematopoietic Syndrome in Pigs....Pages 161-173
The Occurrence of Radiation Syndromes in Rodents and Monkeys in Dependence on Dose Rate and Radiation Quality....Pages 175-187
The Response of Man to Accidental Irradiation....Pages 189-203
Total Body Irradiation and LD 50 in Man....Pages 205-208
Biological Factors Affecting the Occurrence of Radiation Syndromes....Pages 209-219
Summary of Discussions Following Presentations on Marrow Response and Hemopoietic Syndromes....Pages 221-227
Summary of Round Table Discussion on Response of Different Species....Pages 229-232
Back Matter....Pages 233-236