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January 23, 1957
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Dr. KE. P. Cronkite
Medical Department
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Upton, New York
Dear Gene:
I recently read with great interest, the publication "Some
Effecte of Ionizing Radiation on Human Beings," TID 5358, July 1956.
In the conclusion of the article it is stated that internal
contamination certainly could not have contributed to the acute medical
picture, It is stated on page 76 of the article that "the total amount
of radioactive material in the G.I. tract at one day post detonation
was estimated to be 3 mc in people from Hongelap."
It occurred to me that this may have been a sufficient quantity
to have contributed to the gastrointestinal syndrome. I estimate that
based on an equation of K. Z. Morgan (page 37 of June 1954 Nugleonics)
parts of the G.I. tract would have received over 200 rad.
appreciate your comments on this matter.
I would
Incidentally, in the event you do not recognize my name, you and
I commuted together between Edgewood and Silver Spring, Maryland for a
short course some six or seven years ago.
Sincerely yours,
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