AC

Thyroid Nodules Including Hypothyroidism in the
Marshallese Populations as of March 1968

Persons Exposed
on
Rongelap Island

Age at
Exposure

-,

Ailingnae Island
.

Utirik Island

Whole Body Gamma
Dose (rads)

<10
210

175
175

,.<10

69

10

69

—‘=</10

14

=10

14

Control Marshallese <210

700 - 1400
160
275 -

55 -

550
55.

19
36

6
8

No. and Percent
with Nodules

17 (90%)
2 (5.5%)

0
1 (12.5%)

40
59

0
2 (3.4%)

0
0

0
0

0
3 (2.3%)

133

Estimates of the doses to the thyroids of the Rongelapese were recomputed by R. James and J. Gofman,

UCRL #12273,

December, 1964,

Estimates of the thyroid doses of the Ailingnae and Utirik people

were by proportionality to the respective whole body gamma doses,

0

B

—t/

No. in
Group

110
15

61

>10

*

Estimated Added Thyroid
Dose from I*, (rads)

2

™
on

A
ws

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