we, ® ‘DOB ARCHIVES © ~ 3 = Gy. S93 Dr. . . Conard explained that the reason the thyroid gland received a much larger dose than the whole body is because of .a@ process called selective absorption by the thyroid of radioactive iodine from food and water ingested by the Marshallese following the fallout. The five Marshall’ Islanders arrived at Brookhaven National Laboratory on August 26, where they were carefully and thoroughly examined, including whole body counts which were normal. In addition to Dr. Brown Dobyns, who performed the surgery, other consultants included Dr. Shiclds Warren and Dr. William A. Meissner, both with the Cancer Research Hospital, New England Deaconess Robbins, Hospital, Boston; Dr. J. Edward Rall and Dr. both with the National Institutes of Health; Bentley Colcock, Leahy Clinic, Boston; and Dr. Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital. John D. Jacob and Dr. Reid, : Accompanying the five patients to this country was Dr. Ezra Riklon, practitioner from the Marshall Islands which are under the jurisdiction of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Dr. Riklon participated in the examinations and exposed. It is hoped that the thyroid hormone treatment will consultations and was present in the operating room for all operations. Upon return to the Marshall Islands he will supervise the thyroid hormone treatment of all people who were not only prevent the development of further malignancies, but also heip overcome the growth retardation in the children who have shown it. Dr. Conard noted that some enhancement of growth has taken place since the treatment was started in 1965. Generally, the exposed population is in good health and good spirits. Over the years a number of deaths have occurred, but none were attributed to the fallout or its effects. ; Dr. Conard noted that the 1969 examination was the 15th post-exposure year in which the Atomic Energy Commission's Division of Biology and Medicine has examined and cared for the exposed Marshallese people. The surveys are carried out jointly with the Medical Department of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. The results of these examinations are reported regularly to the scientific and medical communities. Brookhaven National Laboratory is operated by Associated Universities; Inc. (AUI) for the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission. AUI is a national, nonprofit research management organization sponsored by Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Rochester and Yale Universities. In 1956, AUI established and currently operates for the National Science Foundation the National Radio Astronomy Observatory with facilities in Green Bank, West Virginia; Arizona. Charlottesville, Virginia; and Kitt Peak,