MEDICAL SURVEY OF RONGELAP PEOPLE SEVEN YEARS AFTER EXPOSURE TO FALLOUT

摘要

It was apparent when the people were first examined, a few days after expo¬sure, that the lymphocytes were considerably de¬pressed and that significant doses of radiation had probably been received. In addition to the whole-body dose of radiation and the beta irradiation of the skin, radiochemical analyses of the urine showed that measurable amounts of radioactive material had also been absorbed internally. The effects of the radiation can best be summarized under three headings according to the mode of ex¬posure:penetrating irradiation, skin irradiation, and internal irradiation.