date:Jul 23, 2012
consisted of exposing frozen and defrosted chunks of raw beef liver to 1. 5 kilograys and 3 kilograys of gamma radiation -- the same type used in X-rays. In terms of dosage, one kilogray (kGy) is the equivalent of about one sievert. In the experiment, 17 people examined the smell and color of the irradiated liver. They found that with liver that had been irradiated while still frozen, there was almost no difference in smell and color from that of non-irradiated liver, regardless of the radiatio