[The postradiation radiosensitivity of rats following uniform external irradiation]

In experiments with mongrel male rats exposed to double uniform gamma-irradiation (60Co), the postirradiation radiosensitivity was studied by the criterion of a median lethal dose; clinical and laboratory indices were investigated after preirradiation with doses of 1-5 Gy. A function was proposed to link the dynamics of the postirradiation radiosensitivity of rats to the proliferative activity of bone marrow and its total cellularity.