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Table 1.

Estimated Dose of Whole Body Gamma
Radiation

Subject No. |

Ist Day

|

Total

T-1

20~290R) 450~500R!

T-3

150~ 200

T-2

2lo~200

390~440

%O~ 310 (360~ 410)

T-5

400~ 430 | 660~690 |

T- 8

310~360

T-6
T-7

150-~ 180 : 200~ 250 |
140~190 | 220~270 ,

K- 1
K-2
K-3
K-4
K- 5
K- 6
K-7

190~220
310~310 |
130~180 ; 200~250 |
» 1O~I90
230~280
| 1202170 | 1v~240 |
140~190
220~270
180~ 230 | 300~330 |
230~240 340~590 |

K- 8

| 220~270

K-9

K-10

K-1L

K-12,
K-13

K-1+
K-15
K-16

520~ 570

380~430 |

| 310~360 , 530~6u0

| 120~170 1704220 |

| 100~150 | 170~220
| 250~300 | 370~ 420

| 420~300 | 510~3590 |
| 10~190 ° 210~260

|

120~170

|

[90~240

Thercfure, about 100R should be added in total.

‘Ba contributed 4-202 of radioactivity at that
time. The radioactivity decreased extremely

rapidly, e.g. at about 6 months after the detonation, the activity in the urine was barely deAfter 8$ years, the levels of ‘Cs in

urine/2+hrs. were the same to that of normal

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
sixnificant difference was found between the
curves of the three irradiated persons and the
curve of the control.

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Clinical Observations
1. Symptoms and Signs

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Symptons and Sigus 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. 1.
The diseases occurred between 1955 and 1963
are listed in the following.
T- 3 eczema (1957-1960), pneumonia (1963)
K- + erosion of r. external ear (1962), impetigo (1963)
K- 8 r. pulmonary phthisis (1955)*
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 diflicule.

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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