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[Knapp]

On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 9:27 AM,  <shadow at shadowgard.com> wrote:
> On 16 Apr 2008 at 12:14, Tom B wrote:
>
>  > Or, does it mean the doctor simply hits each crewer with a monthly dose of
>  > "Rad-B-Gone(ITM)" and flush any contamination from their system? (Or
>  > "RadProtect(ITM)" to prevent it...)
>
>  Radiation suickness isn't caused by a contaminant. It's caused by
>  physical *damage* to molecule struck by high energy particles.
>
>  This breaks of bits of the molecule or changes the comfiguration.
>
>  Main source problems (other than DNA damage causing leasting problems
>  in a cell) is the fact that the free radicals generated will
>  chemcally combine with other things to louse up the workings of the
>  cells.
>
>  There's not a lot you can do about this sort of thing short of
>  "magic" tech.
>
>
>  --
>  Leonard Erickson (aka shadow)
>  shadow at shadowgard dot com

If I am remembering right, one study gave rats a lethal dose of
radiation. The rats that were given ginseng lived 2 times as long as
the ones not given it. Note that they all did die but the implication
is that something can be done to at least help.

-- 
Douglas E Knapp
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