The Lethal Effect of Acute X Irradiation on Rats as a Function of Age
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- 1 March 1956
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The British Journal of Radiology
- Vol. 29 (339) , 169-171
- https://doi.org/10.1259/0007-1285-29-339-169
Abstract
Whole body irradiation was delivered in a single dose of 250 kvp X-rays to 16-month-old and to 6-month-old female rats. The LD50 for the 16-month-old-groupwas 600 r, for the 6-month-old-group, 715 r.Keywords
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