Nuclear Weapon Effect Research at PSR--1983; Volume 10--Symptomatology of Acute Radiation Effects in Humans after Exposure to Doses of 75 to 4500 Rads (cGy) Free-in-Air, DNA-TR-85-50
Los Angeles, CA: Pacific-Sierra Research Corporation, 1984. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. 70 pages (per DD Form 1473). Footnotes. Tables. Figures. References. Cover has some wear and soiling. Small tear at top of spine. This report distills from available data descriptions of typical human symptoms in reaction to prompt ionizing radiation in the dose range 75 to 4500 rads (cGy) free-in-air. The descriptions correlated symptoms which dose and time over the acute postexposure period of six weeks. their purpose is to provide an empirical base for estimating combat troop performance after a nuclear weapon attack. We divide the dose range of interest into eight subranges associated with important pathophysiological events. For each subrange, we estimate the signs and symptoms manifested by an exposed population--symptom onset, severity, duration, and incidence. The early or prodromial phase of radiation sickness begins about 2 to 4 hours after doses of 300 to 530 rads (cGy). Onset time diminishes with dose, occurring within minutes of exposure to 4500 rods (cGy) . Characteristic prodromal symptoms are nausea, vomiting, anorexia, and diarrhea. The prodromal phase lasts from several days to a matter of hours, depending on the dose. Despite differences of population characteristics, environmental conditions, and medical attention between the exposed persons represented by our data and by battlefield soldiers, we believe these symptom descriptions are relevant to combat personnel. This work was sponsored by the Defense Nuclear Agency. Dr. Anno was born to a Polish mother and a Japanese father, who lived in hiding during Executive Order 9066. A graduate of UC Berkeley, the first biophysics major, he began his career working with rockets and space travel by performing the radiation transport analysis for deep space travel. George would go on to a distinguished national career as an expert in biophysics, especially the effects of acute ionizing radiation on human beings. He studied the effects of radiation on the body. At the Three Mile Island disaster, protocol for evacuation was followed based on his seminal research. Anno would spend the majority of his time working for Pacific Sierra Research Corporation. As the principal author of several often-cited scholarly publications, he continued to be consulted by both the Defense Department and the Dept. of Energy. At age 76, at General Dynamics as senior Staff Scientist, he worked closely with medical doctors and published important mathematical studies of Influenza and Ebola transmission and their effects on populations. H. (Hubert) Rodney Withers (September 21, 1932 – February 25, 2015) was an Australian radiation biologist and physician. He made many contributions to the fields of radiobiology and clinical radiation therapy, but he is best known for his work on post-radiation tissue repair and the effects of ionizing radiation on normal tissues. He received his medical degree from the University of Queensland and his Ph.D. and D.Sc. from the University of London. He worked at the Gray Laboratory in England, the National Cancer Institute, the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, the Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, and at UCLA where he served as Professor and Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology. Withers received numerous awards and honors for his research including the Enrico Fermi Award. Condition: Good.
Keywords: Nuclear Weapon, Weapon Effects, Lethal Dosage, Radiation Sickness, Radiation Effects, Radiation Therapy, Ionizing Radiation, Defense Nuclear
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