RR pg
ead
rate from th® equation.
This method yields n-1 estimates of Ky where n wan
the number of data points.
An average value of Kk was assigned for each m-
clide, and the results for the Rongelap and Utirik populations are given in
Table 3.
For the evaluation of kK, from Eq. | and 2, radiological and
physiological parameters were obtained from the open literature (CICRP59, ICKI'68,
A representative sample of these parameters is presented
tbadbeast
ICRP69, ICRP79, Ki78).
Table 3
Summary of Dietary Rate Constants (Ke. d7))
90,
65,
137cs
_
es
Re
eo
60,
.
1.5x1072
1.8x107%
3.1x107°
1.4x10"
Females
1.6x10>
4.1x107*
3.5x107°
Le4xio
Adults
1.51072
1.9x107*
3, 1x07?
ax 9
Males
N.D.
4.6x10
Females
N.D,
Adults
N.D.
-4
tg are
Males
PoE Sarae
Rongelap Adults
Utirik Adults
-4
N.D.
1.4x10
4.0x10¢
N.D,.
14x10"
42x10"
N.D.
14x10”
N.D. = No data sufficiene for analysis.
_
.
The values of K, were similar for males and females and for residents of
Rongelap and Utirik.
Ew
< os
a,
ke is * sacs
pas.)
in Table 4,
For 905, on Rongelap a factor of 2 difference betwers Ke
values was observed for males and females.
The female parameter for Ronarianp
Atal) compares with that obtained from the Utirik data.
<A paired t-test «{ the
Rongelap male and female data indicates that the male/female difference ws
highly probable and therefore not significant.
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This difference leads to »