Leukemia among participants in military maneuvers at a nuclear bomb test. [Plumbbob Project]
Preliminary studies indicate that nine cases of leukemia have occurred among 3224 men who participated in military maneuvers during the 1957 nuclear test explosion Smoky. This represents a significant increase over the expected incidence of 3.5 cases. They included four cases of acute myelocytic leukemia, three of chronic myelocytic leukemia, and one each of hairy cell and acute lymphocytic leukemia. At time of diagnosis, patient ages ranged from 21 to 60 years (mean, 41.8 years) and the interval from time of nuclear test to diagnosis from two to 19 years (mean, 14.2 years). Film-badge records, which are available for eight of the nine men, indicated gamma radiation exposure levels ranging from 0 to 2977 mrem (mean, 1033 mrem). Mean film-badge gamma dose for the entire Smoky cohort was 466.2 mrem.
- Research Organization:
- Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA
- OSTI ID:
- 5061604
- Journal Information:
- J. Am. Med. Assoc.; (United States), Vol. 244:14
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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GAMMA RADIATION
LEUKEMOGENESIS
LEUKEMIA
RADIOINDUCTION
LATENCY PERIOD
MILITARY PERSONNEL
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATION DOSES
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
AGE GROUPS
ATMOSPHERIC EXPLOSIONS
GAMMA DOSIMETRY
PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM DOSEMETERS
PLUMBBOB PROJECT
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
CARCINOGENESIS
DISEASES
DOSEMETERS
DOSES
DOSIMETRY
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
EXPLOSIONS
HEMIC DISEASES
IONIZING RADIATIONS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
NEOPLASMS
PATHOGENESIS
PERSONNEL
RADIATION EFFECTS
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