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    what are the symptoms of radiation poisoning in your body?

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    You glow in the dark..


    Do a google search on that, you'll find much information in regards to radiation poisoning.. Way too much to post here.

    Lupe

    You do not glow in the dark.....but your eyes get deeper in color.
    Vinny

    Well that's cool too!!

    Radiation sickness 


    Symptoms


    By Mayo Clinic Staff


    The severity of signs and symptoms of radiation sickness depends on how much radiation you've absorbed. How much you absorb depends on the strength of the radiated energy and the distance between you and the source of radiation.


    Absorbed dose and duration of exposure 
    The absorbed dose of radiation is measured in a unit called a gray (Gy). Diagnostic tests that use radiation, such as an X-ray, result in a small dose of radiation — typically well below 0.1 Gy, focused on a few organs or small amount of tissue.


    Signs and symptoms of radiation sickness usually appear when the entire body receives an absorbed dose of at least 1 Gy. Doses greater than 6 Gy to the whole body are generally not treatable and usually lead to death within two days to two weeks, depending on the dose and duration of the exposure.


    Initial signs and symptoms 
    The initial signs and symptoms of treatable radiation sickness are usually nausea and vomiting. The amount of time between exposure and when these symptoms develop is an indicator of how much radiation a person has absorbed.


    After the first round of signs and symptoms, a person with radiation sickness may have a brief period with no apparent illness, followed by the onset of new, more serious symptoms.


    In general, the greater your radiation exposure, the more rapid and more severe your symptoms will be.


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    My aunt had it from an overdose for her thyroid.  She had a double shot of radioactive cocktail.  As I remember, she was just tired and felt like she was coming down with the flu that never came.



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