[The effect of multiple combined external exposure to gamma radiation and the administration of 241Am on the body of the rat]

Radiats Biol Radioecol. 1997 Mar-Apr;37(2):202-6.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

Biological effects of multiple gamma irradiation combined with incorporated 241Am were studied. A cumulative effect provided by each agent was estimated. The radiation disease development was more serious than that caused by a separate action of each radiation agents in the same doses.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Americium / administration & dosage*
  • Animals
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
  • Female
  • Gamma Rays
  • Radiation Effects*
  • Radiation Injuries, Experimental / blood
  • Radiation Injuries, Experimental / etiology
  • Radiation Injuries, Experimental / mortality
  • Rats
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Americium