The Cellular Differences Between Acute and Chronic Neutron and Gamma Ray Irradiation in Mice

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It has been well established that even small doses of radiation will shorten life expectancy of animals, and that in general the causes of death are the same for the irradiated as for the normal animals. When x or γ rays are compared with neutrons in their ability to shorten the life span, some interesting differences appear. All available data from different laboratories on the shortening of the life span by x or γ on the one hand and neutrons on the other, have been compared. In spite of the obvious difficulties in comparing such data, if one expresses dose … continued below

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Curtis, H. J.; Tilley, J & Crowley, C. November 3, 1963.

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It has been well established that even small doses of radiation will shorten life expectancy of animals, and that in general the causes of death are the same for the irradiated as for the normal animals. When x or γ rays are compared with neutrons in their ability to shorten the life span, some interesting differences appear. All available data from different laboratories on the shortening of the life span by x or γ on the one hand and neutrons on the other, have been compared. In spite of the obvious difficulties in comparing such data, if one expresses dose in terms of the LD 50/30 dose required for acute survival, one can pool the data from other laboratories and plot them on a single graph without excessive error. Results of such a compilation for single acute exposures are shown for x or γ rays in Figure 1 and for neutrons in Figure 2.

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Curtis, H. J.; Tilley, J & Crowley, C. The Cellular Differences Between Acute and Chronic Neutron and Gamma Ray Irradiation in Mice, report, November 3, 1963; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1255901/: accessed July 21, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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