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Inactivation of Thirty Viruses by Gamma Radiation |
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| Authors: | Robert Sullivan Alexander C. Fassolitis Edward P. Larkin Ralston B. Read Jr. James T. Peeler |
| Abstract: | Decimal reduction values (D value) for 30 viruses were determined. The weighted D values of the viruses suspended in Eagle's minimum essential medium ranged from 0.39 to 0.53 Mrads. It was necessary to increase the radiation dose by a factor of >3 to inactivate virus suspended in Eagle's minimum essential medium as compared to the same virus suspended in distilled water. The destruction rate curves were of a first-order reaction. |
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