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Table I.

Estimated Dose of Whole
Radiation

subject No.

Ist Day

T- 1 |
TT. 20)
T-3
T-5 °
T-6

t-7

|

K-77
K-8
K 9
K-10
K-l}
K-12
K-13.

240~290R
150~500R:
2040
b90K44U
150~ 200
BHD SLU CHO ELD)
400430 — bHO~60
130N180 7) 200~250

9

310S300
920370
190~220 | 310~310
130~180
200~250
lw~i90
230~ 280
1204170
190~240
1OS190
20S 270
[8O~230

300~350

230~ 230
| 220~270
31V~ 300,
10~190
|) 120s 170
1WO~150

34U~ 390
380~430
550~600
130~ 280
0s 220 |
10S 220

*

370~ $20

250~300

K if. 420s300
K-15
HUS19O—K-16

Total

| q49~190 ) 220.270

f-B >
K- 1;
K-25
K-53 |
K-40)
K-35
K-6

+

Body Gamma

|

120~170

5910~ 390
210~ 260
1Y0~ 210

* 7 3 put the fall-out material close to his bed.
Vhereforc, about lOO R should be added in total.

"Ba contributed 4-20 9 of radioactivity at that
time. The radivactivity decreased extremely
rapidly, e.g. at about 6 months after the detonation, the activity in the urine was barely detectable. After 8 vears, the levels of '? Cs in
urine, 2fhrs. were the same to that of nurmal
persons.
Radiochemical analysis of several organs from
the fatal case, which died on 23 September 1954,
showed that, comparing with the controls, radioactivity of these organs was clearly higher, although it was not extremely high.'”
Whole body counting was performed on three
persons 8) years after the initial exposure. No
siunificant difference was found between the
curves of the three irradiated persons and the
curve of the control.
B.

Clinical Observations

1.

Symptoms and Signs

45

No.

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20
75
15
50h

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Symptons and Signs in the Early Stage

Soon after the initial exposure most of the
patients experienced anorexia, fatigue and lachrymation, etc,
These symptoms and their
changes are illustrated in Fig. I.
The diseases occurred between 1955 and 1963
are listed in the following.
T- 3

eczema (1957-1960), pneumonia (1963)

K- +

erosion of r. external

K- 8

petigo (1963)
r. pulmonary phthisis (1955)*

ear

(1962), im-

K-10

r. exsudative pleuritis (1959)*, Furunculosis (1960)

K-16 acute appendicitis (1957)
2. Skin Lesions
Skin lesions occurred due to beta radiation.

An estimate of the radiation dose to the skin
was difficult.

Shortly after the exposure, they

suffered from erythema which was followed by
edema, vesicle, erosion, ulceration or necrosis.

“These were diagnosed by Dr. Kumatori. The
others were due to complaints of the patients.

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