of transportation to be used, and a brief summary of the specific
mission.
A code designation was assigned each mission to facilitate
communication by radio with RadOps on the BAIROKO.
The priority of
missions was also designated as ROUTINE or URGENT.
A rough draft of
this schedule was given a thorough study, and shortly before X-RAY day
4t was mimeographed in final form and distributed to all personnel
concerned,
However, by X-plus-] day it was found necessary to schedule
a number of additional missions which had not been anticipated.
Finally, the program became so accelerated as a result of encountering
lower radiation intensities than had been expected, that the original
operations schedule became no longer applicable.
Therefore it became
necessary in the midst of X-RAY operations to prepare a new schedule
of missions on a day to day basis.
Commencing with X~plus-2, a
schedule was published each night for the following day.
This new
abbreviated schedule gave the RadSafe party number, a brief descrip-
tion of the mission, names of the monitors, type and number of
instruments involved, number of film badges to be provided, the time
of issue and time of departure.
The two latter items expedited the
work of the supply section, enabling them to prepare the proper number
of various types of equipment in advance for issue when scheduled.
Monitor assignments were regulated in accordance with previous exposure
as recorded by the Medical Records Unit.
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