Vhyroid Noe ' «5 Including Uypothyroidism in the
Marshall
Populations as of March 1968

Persons Exposed

_

on

Age at

Exposure

Whole Bod,

‘imma

Dose (vei)

Estimated Added Thyroid

Dose from I*, (rads)

<<10

175
175

Ailingnae Island

<=10

>10

69
69

275 -

550
55

6
8

Utirik Island

<10
=10

14
14

55 -

110
15

40

Control Marshallese

<l0
>10

61
133

1)
0

0
0

Rongelap Island

=—10

700 - 1400
160

No. in
Group
19
36

59

No.

and Percent

with Nodules
17 (90%)
2 (5.5%)

0
Ll (12.5%)
0

2 (3.4%)

0
3 (2.3%)

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,

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