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[Carcinogenic effects of combined exposure to 241Am and gamma-radiation]
Abstract:
In experiments on Wistar rats a study was made of the carcinogenic effects of the combined exposure to 241Am administered intraperitoneally (6.7 to 229.4 kBq/kg body weight) and external gamma-radiation (137Cs, 175 cGy). The occurrence of osteosarcoma, leucosis, skin and mammary tumors increased in the exposed animals. The combined irradiation produced an additive carcinogenic effect.