2. Units of measurement
● The REM - Roentgen Equivalent in Man
○ used to measure radiation dosage
○ It decides how much harm a person
suffers.
3. Effects of radiaton exposure
● The radiation sickness including
○ nausea
○ vomiting
○ headache
○ some loss of white blood cells
4. About rems harm
● Internal harm - line the digestive tract
○ nerve cells
○ other cells
● White blood cells
○ It is severe loss
5. About illness from rems
● illness - about cancer
○ blood cancer
○ lung cancer
○ thyroid cacer
○ breast cancer
○ cancers of other organs
6. About treatment
● Is there effective treatment of fatal radiation?
○ No.
○ No effective treatment available
● Treatment for less radiation
○ It can be saved
○ Its way includes blood transfusions
○ IT also includes bone-marrow transplants
7. About treatment (2)
● About bone-marrow transplants
○ It rejuvenate the supply of white blood cells
which was affected by the radiation
● Are they distinguished between fatal and
less?
○ No
○ These distinction is very difficult and
impossible
8. Conclusion
● The rem and radiation
○ It is important
○ It is dangerous
● Differences of radiation:
○ fatal radiation - will die and can't be saved
○ less radiation - can be saved
