EFFECTS OF FALLOUT RADIATION ON A HUMAN POPULATION
The status of 82 Marshallese people from Rongelap Atoll is reviewed four years after their accidental exposure to significant amounts of fall-out radiation. The accident occurred after the detonation of a large thermonuclear device during experiments at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Proving Grounds in March 1954. A description of the clinical status is preceded by a brief summary of the psst findings. At four years postexposure, the only remaining evidences of the initial radiation exposure are the lag in complete recovery of certain peripheral blood elements to the levels of a compsrison population, the remaining residua of the heta-ray lesions of the skin, and evidence of low levels of radioisotopes absorbed internally. Late effects of radiation exposure were not seen. 20 references. (C.H.)
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, N.Y.; South Nassau Communities Hospital, New York; M.D. Anderson Hospital, Houston, Tex.; Naval Radiological Defense Lab., San Francisco
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- NSA Number:
- NSA-13-015907
- OSTI ID:
- 4235306
- Journal Information:
- Radiation Research, Journal Name: Radiation Research Vol. Vol: Suppl. No. 1
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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