Fallout: The experiences of a medical team in the care of a Marshallese population accidently exposed to fallout radiation

Technical Report · Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:6995099

Conard, R A

This report presents an historical account of the experiences of the Brookhaven Medical Team in the examination and treatment of the Marshallese people following their accidental exposure to radioactive fallout in 1954. This is the first time that a population has been heavily exposed to radioactive fallout, and even though this was a tragic mishap, the medical findings have provided valuable information for other accidents involving fallout such as the recent reactor accident at Chernobyl. Noteworthy has been the unexpected importance of radioactive iodine in the fallout in producing thyroid abnormalities.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 6995099
• Report Number(s): BNL-46444; ON: DE93004890
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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