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. 1971 Jul;22(1):61–65. doi: 10.1128/am.22.1.61-65.1971

Inactivation of Thirty Viruses by Gamma Radiation 1

Robert Sullivan 1, Alexander C Fassolitis 1, Edward P Larkin 1, Ralston B Read Jr 1, James T Peeler 1
PMCID: PMC377377  PMID: 4999976

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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