Panasonic PT-DZ12000U Operating Instructions Manual page 17

600 REM - < 800 REM
all of the above symptoms will be present
100% of those exposed require hospitalization
~ 100% of those exposed will die within a few weeks
without medical treatment
increase in risk of dying from cancer to ~ 98 in 100
800 REM - < 2000 REM
all of the above symptoms will be present
diarrhea, fever, electrolytes imbalance, GI tract and
respiratory system failure
100% of those exposed will be incapacitated within hours
very few of those exposed will survive
> 2000 REM
100% mortality within a few days
Lymphocyte - white blood cells
Leukopenia - abnormally low white blood cell count
Purpura - purple discoloration of skin caused by blood
bleeding into the skin tissue
Pneumonia - inflammation of lung tissue, accompanied by
fever, chills, cough, and difficulty in breathing
Hematopoietic – decrease in the formation of blood cells
Ataxia - inability to coordinate voluntary muscular
movements
BEIR V 1990 800 excess deaths per 100,000 persons at 10
rem
4,000 Hiroshima survivors in excess of 50 rem dose had an
extra 300 incidences of cancer
( ~ 7500 excess deaths per 100,000 at 50 rem)
( ~ 1500 excess deaths per 100,000 at 10 rem)