Abstract
<h3>Head Irradiation of the Burro with Cobalt-60</h3> Lt. Col. U. S. G. Kuhn, III, V.C., U.S.A.F., Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., and Daniel G. Brown, D.V.M., Oak Ridge, Tenn. THE RESPONSE of burros (<i>Equus asinus asinus</i>) exposed to neutron-gamma radiation from an atomic detonation was distinguished by a high incidence of central nervous system (CNS) disturbance and early (24 hours) mortality.<sup>1</sup>On the basis of previous total-body irradiation studies,<sup>2-8</sup>a dramatic early mortality response was generally unexpected. The exposure to radiation from an atomic device introduced 2 factors which had not been previously studied with burros: an instantaneous dose and irradiation with neutrons. The present study was made to test the response of burros to a relatively high dose rate of gamma irradiation to the brain. <h3>Material and Methods</h3> Twenty-four male burros were exposed under identical conditions of geometry to a single source of Cobalt-60 (Co<sup>60</sup>) in
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