Draft Report: Animal Models of Ionizing Radiation Damage; Part I: Behavioral Measures, Brain and Central Nervous System

Prepared for The Defense Nuclear Agency, Headquarters, DNA, 6801 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, Virginia 22310-3398, DNA Contract Number 001-88-C-0120. Contains 137 pages (measuring 8-1/2 inches by 11 inches). Some creasing at left edge of front cover. Disbound copy, held together with a binder clip. Topics covered include Brain, Spinal Cord, Behavior, and Conclusion. Appendices include Reading List: Brain. Spinal Cord, Behavior, as well as a Graph of Publication Frequency, and Tables. List of tables includes Brain References to Burro, Cat, Dog, Guinea Pig, Hamster, Mouse, Non-Human Primate, Rabbit, Rat, and Swine. This report is a survey of the English language literature of radiation biology between 1947 and 1987. Articles were sought that reported exposure of adult mammals to external sources of ionizing radiation, having endpoints that included effects on the brain, the spinal cord and behavior. The objective was to collate the literature about animals which yielded results that contribute to the basis of our knowledge about possible radiation effects on human beings. Emphasis was on usefulness to extrapolate to effects on military personnel, with special interest on medical and tactical considerations. Disbound, held together with a binder clip.…