Time/Dose Effects in Acute Radiation Syndrome -
Acute Clinical Effects of Single-Dose Exposure of Whole-Body Irradiation

• 0 to 0.75
• 0.75 to 1.5
• 1.5 to 3
• 3 to 5.3
• 5.3 to 8.3
• 8.3 to 11
• 11 to 15
• 15 to 30
• 30 to 45
• Summary
• Caveats and comments

Summary

• Adapted from NATO Handbook on the Medical Aspects of NBC Defensive Operations AMedP-6(B), Chapter 6, General Medical Effects of Nuclear Weapons: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prognosis, 1 February, 1996.
• Note:
  • Doses in cGy Free in air (not tissue) for whole body exposure.
  • Data shown to illustrate the range and time frame of effects with increasing dose increments.
• Recommendations for treatment in this military document may not be relevant to a mass casualty incident for the civilian population.
• See also: Anno GH, Baum SJ, Withers HR, Young RW. Symptomatology of acute radiation effects in humans after exposure to doses of 0.5-30 Gy. Health Phys. 1989 Jun;56(6):821-38. [PubMed Citation]