Re: Deadly Plutonium ?

[Kerembaev@cs.com]

Radsafers,

I believe, that a patient during a "normal tumor" radiation therapy treatment 
receives about 9-10 CGrays = 9,000 - 10,000 rads.
I understand that it is a local dose and TEDE will depend of the treated 
organ weighting factor. 
DE of 9,000 rads = EDE 0.25 x 9,000 = 2250 rads of EDE for the gonads
DE of 9,000 rads = EDE 0.12 x 9,000 = 1080 for lungs of EDE and red bone 
marrow
If to keep in mind that it is also during only of a few weeks of treatment. 
The vast majority of them do recover from the radiation damages and those who 
die if only the tumor survives that dosage and a patient cannot take any more 
of the radiation dose.
I would say they definitely will not have an acute radiation related organ 
damage.
with 2000 rads of CEDE.
The rest is for the statisticians and many other factors.
Emil.
kerembaev@cs.com

In a message dated 2/7/00 9:45:11 Pacific Standard Time, 
Vincent.King@DOEGJPO.COM writes:

<< 
      If I calculated correctly, 1/200 ounce of ingested, insoluble 
      Pu-239 would give a committed effective dose equivalent of around 
      2000 rem (remember, that's over a fifty year period)...certainly 
      not "immediately lethal"...
      
      Vincent King
      vincent.king@doegjpo.com
  >>

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