Table 2 Internal absorbed dose over time & total absorbed dose after 6 weeks (A.) or 24 weeks (B.) of 137Cs contamination.
From: Sexual dimorphism in 137Cs accumulation after chronic low dose exposure in mice
Absorbed dose | 0 kBq/L | 20 kBq/L | 100 kBq/L | 500 kBq/L | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
♂ | ♀ | ♂ | ♀ | ♂ | ♀ | ♂ | ♀ | |
(A) | ||||||||
Internal (mGy) | Not detectable | Not detectable | 1.5 | 1.7 | 11.2 | 8.3 | 60.3 | 36.1 |
External (mGy) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | ||||
Total (mGy) | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 11.8 | 8.9 | 68.8 | 38.0 | |
External/Total (%) | 100% | 6.3% | 5.6% | 5.1% | 6.7% | 2.8% | 5.0% | |
(B) | ||||||||
Internal (mGy) | Not detectable | Not detectable | 11.3 | 7.4 | 44.9 | 46.8 | 310.0 | 182.0 |
External (mGy) | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 8.9 | ||||
Total (mGy) | 0.1 | 11.8 | 7.9 | 47.0 | 48.9 | 318.9 | 190.9 | |
External/Total (%) | 100% | 4.2% | 6.3% | 4.5% | 4.3% | 2.8% | 4.7% | |
