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INTERNAL EXPOSURE TO GAMMA AND BETA RAYS
Pages 25-29

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From page 25...
... tlea8urement8 on in6ißenou8 animal8 at tne Heva6a Ie8t 3ite in6icate tdat indalation 6oe8 not contridute an important portion 01 tne uptake ot ra6ionucli6e8. 1^doratorv experiment8 in vnicn mice innale6 8imulate6 ra6ioactive 8alt vater tallout ot ionic tvpe (mean 6iameter l.8^; maximum 6iameter 3.?
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From page 26...
... Ini8 i8 decau8e tne ruminant da8 a ßreater ma88 ot inße8ta ot vnicd onlv tne "outer 8nell" irra6iate8 tne muco8a. It i8 tne concentration ot tne ra6ionucli6e8 vitnin tne inße8ta tdat 6etermine8 tne 6o8e rate to tne rumen muco8a.
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From page 27...
... In 8ummar^, it appear8 tnat tne cov voul6 receive a 8ut>8tantiallv 8maller 6o8e to tne ßut tN2n voul6 tne Foat. In viev ot tne 6ata odtaine6 dv 6irect 6o8e mea8urement 01 inße8te6 vttrium-90, it appear8 tnat tne vdole»do6v ra6iation 6o8e voul6 prodadl^ re8ult in iatalitie8 lonß deiore irra6iation ot tne ßut voul6 decome a critical prodlem.
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From page 28...
... tne ra6iation 6o8e irom tne ßamma»ra^ component ot tne inße8te6 ra6ionucli6e8 vill decome more important decau8e ot tne 8i2e ot tne ra6iatinß me6ium. Ine contridution ot tne total 6o8e d^ ßa>mna ra^8 i8 a88ume6 to de 8implv a66itive to tne deta»ra^ component trom inße8te6 ra6ionucli6e8 ot ti88ion prcxluct8.
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From page 29...
... Ineretore, it tne population nee68 too6 tor 8urvival or tc> maintain a capacit^ tor vor«,tde too6 proänct8 trom animal8 rnat nave cc>n8ume6 ti88ion pro6uct8 can de u8e6 6urinß an emerßenc^ pericxl, provi6e6 Hdle animal8 can de nan6le6, milke6, or 8laußntere6 vidnout exce88ive ex» pc>8ure to tne nu8dan6man. Icxline»l3l in milk, novever, po8e8 a 8pecial prodleM tor 8mall cnil6ren, a8 i8 6i8cu88e6 later.
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