body. We have a check on that, in what's called whole body counting. are aware of that effort. is validated by that. You And you find that in most cases the diet model That in fact the prediction as to what this diet, what result this diet might have in introducing radioactive material in the body is verified by the whole body counting, so there is a check on this. And none of that is a medical procedure, that's a scientific study. Marshallese: I don't have any further questions at this time. I appreciate the answers I have heard and I just thought I would give my personal greetings to our translator. Ray: Before we take another question I wonder if it might not be a good idea to take a break. TAPE 5, SIDE 2 Ray: Next question. Cowan: . I have a question. Ray: Suzanne. Cowan: Yeh. I think the fact that this report doesn't address the period prior to 1978, particularly when you mentioned that some amount of radiation stays in the body, concerns everybody and the thing that concerns me is that you made projections of the harm that will happen to people based upon the conditions that were found in 1978. forward. Back then and looking And how do you take into consideration the amount that people already consumed prior to 1978? In particular, because the half-live of two of the most common radionuclides is around 30 years. and strontium. 24 I speak of cesium