Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity
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Some workers responding to the 1986 explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear plant absorbed 426 Jof radiation primarily from y rays.
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Radiation
RBE
y rays
1.00
B particles
1.00-1.50
Neutrons
3.00-5.00
Protons
10.0
a particles
20.0
Table 21.3 RBE Values of Nuclear Radiation
Effective Dose (Sv)
Toxic Effect
No acute effect, possible carcinogenic or mutagenic damage to DNA
Temporary reduction in white blood cell count
Radiation sickness: fatigue, vomiting, diarrhea, impaired immune system
0.05-0.25
0.25-100
1.00-2.00
2.00-4.00
Severe radiation sickness: intestinal bleeding, bone marrow destruction
Death, usually through infection, within weeks
4.00-10.0
>10.0
Death within hours
Table 21.5 Acute Effects of Single Whole-Body Effective Doses of lonizing Radiation
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Some workers responding to the 1986 explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear plant absorbed 426 Jof radiation primarily from y rays.
See page 1046
Radiation
RBE
y rays
1.00
B particles
1.00-1.50
Neutrons
3.00-5.00
Protons
10.0
a particles
20.0
Table 21.3 RBE Values of Nuclear Radiation
Effective Dose (Sv)
Toxic Effect
No acute effect, possible carcinogenic or mutagenic damage to DNA
Temporary reduction in white blood cell count
Radiation sickness: fatigue, vomiting, diarrhea, impaired immune system
0.05-0.25
0.25-100
1.00-2.00
2.00-4.00
Severe radiation sickness: intestinal bleeding, bone marrow destruction
Death, usually through infection, within weeks
4.00-10.0
>10.0
Death within hours
Table 21.5 Acute Effects of Single Whole-Body Effective Doses of lonizing Radiation
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