title: Inactivation of thirty viruses by gamma radiation.
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.
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D003036:Cobalt Isotopes; D004396:Coloring Agents; D003470:Culture Media; D046508:Culture Techniques; D003588:Cytopathogenic Effect, Viral; D000882:Haplorhini; D007106:Immune Sera; D007668:Kidney; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011830:Radiation Effects; D013045:Species Specificity; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014780:Viruses / Q000254:growth & development / Q000528:radiation effects*; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D003036:Cobalt Isotopes; D004396:Coloring Agents; D003470:Culture Media; D007106:Immune Sera; D014867:Water