Medical Physics Hand.. - Voss Associates

600 REM - < 800 REM (6 - 8 Sv)all of the above symptoms will be present100% of those exposed require hospitalization~ 100% of those exposed will die within a few weekswithout medical treatmentincrease in risk of dying from cancer to ~ 98 in 100800 REM - < 2000 REM (8 - 20 Sv)all of the above symptoms will be presentdiarrhea, fever, electrolytes imbalance, GI tract andrespiratory system failure100% of those exposed will be incapacitated within hoursvery few of those exposed will survive> 2000 REM (> 20 Sv)100% mortality within a few daysLymphocyte - white blood cellsLeukopenia - abnormally low white blood cell countPurpura - purple discoloration of skin caused by bloodbleeding into the skin tissuePneumonia - inflammation of lung tissue, accompanied byfever, chills, cough, and difficulty in breathingHematopoietic – decrease in the formation of blood cellsAtaxia - inability to coordinate voluntary muscularmovementsBEIR V 1990 800 excess deaths per 100,000 persons at 10rem (0.1 Sv)4,000 Hiroshima survivors in excess of 50 rem dose had anextra 300 incidences of cancer( ~ 7500 excess deaths per 100,000 at 50 rem) (0.5 Sv)( ~ 1500 excess deaths per 100,000 at 10 rem) (0.1 Sv)600 REM - < 800 REM (6 - 8 Sv)all of the above symptoms will be present100% of those exposed require hospitalization~ 100% of those exposed will die within a few weekswithout medical treatmentincrease in risk of dying from cancer to ~ 98 in 100800 REM - < 2000 REM (8 - 20 Sv)all of the above symptoms will be presentdiarrhea, fever, electrolytes imbalance, GI tract andrespiratory system failure100% of those exposed will be incapacitated within hoursvery few of those exposed will survive> 2000 REM (> 20 Sv)100% mortality within a few daysLymphocyte - white blood cellsLeukopenia - abnormally low white blood cell countPurpura - purple discoloration of skin caused by bloodbleeding into the skin tissuePneumonia - inflammation of lung tissue, accompanied byfever, chills, cough, and difficulty in breathingHematopoietic – decrease in the formation of blood cellsAtaxia - inability to coordinate voluntary muscularmovementsBEIR V 1990 800 excess deaths per 100,000 persons at 10rem (0.1 Sv)4,000 Hiroshima survivors in excess of 50 rem dose had anextra 300 incidences of cancer( ~ 7500 excess deaths per 100,000 at 50 rem) (0.5 Sv)( ~ 1500 excess deaths per 100,000 at 10 rem) (600 REM - < 800 REM (6 - 8 Sv)all of the above symptoms will be present100% of those exposed require hospitalization~ 100% of those exposed will die within a few weekswithout medical treatmentincrease in risk of dying from cancer to ~ 98 in 100800 REM - < 2000 REM (8 - 20 Sv)all of the above symptoms will be presentdiarrhea, fever, electrolytes imbalance, GI tract andrespiratory system failure100% of those exposed will be incapacitated within hoursvery few of those exposed will survive> 2000 REM (> 20 Sv)100% mortality within a few daysLymphocyte - white blood cellsLeukopenia - abnormally low white blood cell countPurpura - purple discoloration of skin caused by bloodbleeding into the skin tissuePneumonia - inflammation of lung tissue, accompanied byfever, chills, cough, and difficulty in breathingHematopoietic – decrease in the formation of blood cellsAtaxia - inability to coordinate voluntary muscularmovementsBEIR V 1990 800 excess deaths per 100,000 persons at 10rem (0.1 Sv)4,000 Hiroshima survivors in excess of 50 rem dose had anextra 300 incidences of cancer( ~ 7500 excess deaths per 100,000 at 50 rem) (0.5 Sv)( ~ 1500 excess deaths per 100,000 at 10 rem) (0.1 Sv)600 REM - < 800 REM (6 - 8 Sv)all of the above symptoms will be present100% of those exposed require hospitalization~ 100% of those exposed will die within a few weekswithout medical treatmentincrease in risk of dying from cancer to ~ 98 in 100800 REM - < 2000 REM (8 - 20 Sv)all of the above symptoms will be presentdiarrhea, fever, electrolytes imbalance, GI tract andrespiratory system failure100% of those exposed will be incapacitated within hoursvery few of those exposed will survive> 2000 REM (> 20 Sv)100% mortality within a few daysLymphocyte - white blood cellsLeukopenia - abnormally low white blood cell countPurpura - purple discoloration of skin caused by bloodbleeding into the skin tissuePneumonia - inflammation of lung tissue, accompanied byfever, chills, cough, and difficulty in breathingHematopoietic – decrease in the formation of blood cellsAtaxia - inability to coordinate voluntary muscularmovementsBEIR V 1990 800 excess deaths per 100,000 persons at 10rem4,000 Hiroshima survivors in excess of 50 rem dose had anextra 300 incidences of cancer( ~ 7500 excess deaths per 100,000 at 50 rem) (0.5 Sv)( ~ 1500 excess deaths per 100,000 at 10 rem) (0.1 Sv)