Lethality acute lethality Lethality dose- LD When comparing the effects of various types or circumstances, that dose which is lethal to 50% of a given population is a very useful parameter. The term is usually defined for a specific time, being limited, generally, to studies of acute lethality.
Is There Any Information On The Web Dealing With Radiation Damage To The Cervical Spine?
I got radiation treatment to the left side of my face and neck for diffuse large B cell non Hodgkins Lymphoma. A year later I started losing feeling on my right side and getting paralyzed on my left side because the radiation damaged my spinal cord. Now it’s been another year; I have to walk […]
How Large A Dose Of Radiation Is Given Off By The Average Cat Scan?
I once broke my leg and was given a CAT scan, even though a regular X-ray had revealed it to be a clean break. I was distraught on finding that the machine seemed to be on for five to ten minutes. Even one still picture seems to contain much more gamma radiation than would be […]
How Much Radiation Is 9 Nanocuries?
A friend of a friend was hunting for caribou in canada, and when he came back he set off a radiation detector, was tested and found to be infected with 9 nanocuries of radiation. How bad is a radiation dose of that size? Is it strong enough to be harmful, or not?
What Thyroid Problem Requires Low Dose Radiation To Cut Back On Function Then Replacing It With Synthroid?
The use of a pill with low dose radiation was used to destroy the thyriod.