RADBIO TABLES

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American radiologists

Leukemia, reduced life span

Atomic bomb survivors

Malignant disease

Radiation accident victims (e.g., Chernobyl)

Acute lethality

Marshall Islanders

Thyroid cancer

Uranium miners

Lung cancer

Radium watch-dial painters

Bone cancer

Patients treated with 131I

Thyroid cancer

Children treated for enlarged thymus

Thyroid cancer

Children of Belarus (downwind from Chernobyl)

Thyroid cancer

Patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Leukemia

Patients who underwent Thorotrast studies

Liver cancer

Irradiation in utero

Childhood malignancy

Volunteer convicts

Fertility impairment

Cyclotron workers

Cataracts

hydrogen

60.0%

oxygen

25.7%

carbon

10.7%

nitrogen

2.4%

calcium

0.2%

phosphorus

0.1%

sulfur

0.1%

trace elements

0.8%

water

80%

protein

15%

lipids

2%

carbohydrates

1%

nucleic acid

1%

other

1%

Purines

Adenine & Guanine

Pyrimidines

Cytosine & Thymine

Radiosensitivity Cells that Belong in HIGH

Lymphocytes, Spermatogonia, Erythroblasts & Intestinal crypt cells

Radiosensitivity Cells that Belong in INTERMEDIATE

Endothelial cells, Osteoblasts, Spermatids, Fibroblasts

Radiosensitivity Cells that Belong in LOW

Muscle cells & Nerve cells

Muscle Abundance

43%

Fat Abundance

14%

Organs Abundance

12%

Skeleton Abundance

10%

Blood Abundance

8%

Subcutaneous tissue Abundance

6%

Bone marrow Abundance

4%

Skin Abundance

3%

High: 2-10 Gyt (200-1000 rad)

Lymphoid tissue (effect: atrophy - shrink triggered by cell death)

High: 2-10 Gyt (200-1000 rad)

Bone marrow (effect: Hypoplasia - underdevelop lack cell growth)

High: 2-10 Gyt (200-1000 rad)

Gonads (effect: atrophy - shrink triggered by cell death)

Intermediate: 10–50 Gyt (1000–5000 rad)

Skin (effect: Erythema - abnormal redness due to increase blood flow)

Intermediate: 10–50 Gyt (1000–5000 rad)

Gastrointestinal tract (effect: Ulcer - sores in stomach caused by bacteria)

Intermediate: 10–50 Gyt (1000–5000 rad)

Cornea (effect: cataract - clouding of eye = blurry vision)

Intermediate: 10–50 Gyt (1000–5000 rad)

Growing bone (growth arrest - stopping/slowing bone growth due to damge in epiphyseal plate)

Intermediate: 10–50 Gyt (1000–5000 rad)

Kidney (effect: nephrosclerosis - hardening of kidney arteries due to hypertension)

Intermediate: 10–50 Gyt (1000–5000 rad)

Liver (effect: ascites - build up of fluid caused by scarred liver)

Intermediate: 10–50 Gyt (1000–5000 rad)

Thyroid (effect: atrophy - shrink triggered by cell death)

Low: >50 Gyt (>5000 rad)

Muscle (effect: Fibrosis - build up collagen caused by scarring/hardening/thickening of tissue

Low: >50 Gyt (>5000 rad)

Brain (effect: necrosis - cell death caused by lack of blood flow)

Low: >50 Gyt (>5000 rad)

Spinal (effect: transection - dividing/cutting an organ, nerve, tissue

25 MV x-rays

LET: 0.2 RBE: 0.8

60Co gamma rays

LET: 0.3 RBE:0.9

1 MeV electrons

LET: 0.3 RBE:0.9

Diagnostic x-rays

LET: 3.0 RBE: 1.0

10 MeV protons

LET: 4.0 RBE: 5.0

Fast neutrons

LET: 50.0 RBE:10

5 MeV alpha particles

LET: 100.0 RBE: 20

Heavy nuclei

LET: 1000.0 RBE: 30

Threshold dose of Whole Body | effect: death

2 Gyt (200 rad)

Threshold dose of Whole Body | effect: Hematologic depression

250 mGyt (25 rad)

Threshold dose of small field | effect: skin erythema

2 Gyt (200 rad)

Threshold dose small field | effect: Epilation

3 Gyt (300 rad)

Threshold dose of Whole body | effect: Chromosome aberration

50 mGyt (5 rad)

Threshold dose of Local tissue | effect: Gonadal dysfunction

100 mGyt (10 rad)

Prodromal Period

>1 Gyt

Latent Period

1-100 Gyt

Hematologic

2-10 Gyt (mean survival time/days: 10-60)

Gastrointestinal

10 - 50 Gyt (mean survival time/days: 4 -10)

Central Nervous System (CNS)

>50 Gyt (mean survival time/days: 0-3)

LD50/60 (Gyt) of Pig after Whole-Body Radiation Exposure?

2.5 Gyt

LD50/60 (Gyt) of Dog after Whole-Body Radiation Exposure?

2.8 Gyt

LD50/60 (Gyt) of Human after Whole-Body Radiation Exposure?

3.5 Gyt

LD50/60 (Gyt) of Guinea Pig after Whole-Body Radiation Exposure?

4.3 Gyt

LD50/60 (Gyt) of Monkey after Whole-Body Radiation Exposure?

4.8 Gyt

LD50/60 (Gyt) of Opposum after Whole-Body Radiation Exposure?

5.1 Gyt

LD50/60 (Gyt) of Mouse after Whole-Body Radiation Exposure?

6.2 Gyt

LD50/60 (Gyt) of Hamster & Goldfish after Whole-Body Radiation Exposure?

7.0 Gyt

LD50/60 (Gyt) of Rat after Whole-Body Radiation Exposure?

7.1 Gyt

LD50/60 (Gyt) of Rabbit after Whole-Body Radiation Exposure?

7.3 Gyt

LD50/60 (Gyt) of Gerbil after Whole-Body Radiation Exposure?

10.5 Gyt

LD50/60 (Gyt) of Turtle after Whole-Body Radiation Exposure?

15 Gyts

LD50/60 (Gyt) of Armadillo after Whole-Body Radiation Exposure?

20 Gyt

LD50/60 (Gyt) of Newt after Whole-Body Radiation Exposure?

30 Gyt

LD50/60 (Gyt) of cockroach after Whole-Body Radiation Exposure?

100 Gyt

Expected Days of Life Lost in Being male rather than female

2800

Expected Days of Life Lost in Heart disease condition

2100

Expected Days of Life Lost in Being unmarried

2000

Expected Days of Life Lost in One pack of cigarettes a day

1600

Expected Days of Life Lost in Working as a coal miner

1100

Expected Days of Life Lost in Cancer condition

980

Expected Days of Life Lost in 30 pounds overweight

900

Expected Days of Life Lost in Stroke

20

Expected Days of Life Lost in All accidents

435

Expected Days of Life Lost inService in Vietnam

400

Expected Days of Life Lost in Motor vehicle accidents

200

Expected Days of Life Lost in Average occupational accidents

74