Table 1.

Experimental Parameters Including Dose Rate, Number of Radiation-Emitting or Control Sheets, and Number of Silkworms and Mice (Inoculation Site).

		Dose Rate
Type of experiment	n	α, β, γ (μSv/hour)	γ (μSv/hour/mSv/year)
Silkworm
Body weight change
1) Very-low-dose × 1	50	39.8	1.7/14.9
2) Very-low-dose × 4	50	45.0	4.1/35.9
3) Low-dose × 1	50	105.0	13.4/117.4
4) Low-dose × 2	50	131.0	22.4/196.2
Mouse
Body weight change
5) Very-low-dose × 1	50	39.8	1.7/14.9
6) Very-low-dose × 5	25	45.4	5.2/45.6
7) Low-dose × 1	30	105.0	13.4/117.4
Tumor transplantability
8) Very-low-dose × 5	50	45.4	5.2/45.6
9) Low-dose × 1	60	105.0	13.4/117.4
10) Control × 1		0.3	0.1 / 0.9