Relationship between Metabolic Rate and Recovery from Radiation Injury
- 1 March 1962
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Radiation Research
- Vol. 16 (3) , 281-+
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3571158
Abstract
An experimental approach for predicting the recovery rate of man from radiation injury is presented. A comparison of half-recovery time from radiation injury for various species and their basal metabolic rate reveals a direct relationship. The time required for maximum decrease in total white blood cell count for various species is also directly related to the basal metabolic rate. On this basis, the half-recovery time from radiation injury for man is estimated to be 15-22 days.Keywords
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