Table 5.

Effects of Ionizing Radiation on Platelets for Test and Control

	Day	Total Platelets (× 109/L)			MPV
Irradiation		T	C	p	T	C	p
Pre	0	874.7±110.3	865±49.9	0.92	9.3±0.3	10.2±0.2	0.09
Post	9	218.7±35.8	893±105.7	0.00	9.8±1.1	9.1±2.4	0.48
	p	0.01			0.59
	14	812.7±41.6	853.3±75.6	0.47	7.7±2.3	9.9±0.3	0.21
	p	0.55			0.35
	21	1190±161.9	977.3±146.7	0.20	10.3±0.6	10.1±0.2	0.65
	p	0.01			0.07

* T- Test, † C- Control, ‡ MPV- Mean Platelet Volume