30 EFFECTS OF IONIZING RADIATION Table 3.1—Lesions in Rongelap Group PERCENT OF TOTAL IN AGE Group Havine INDICATED LESION TYPE OF LESION AGE 0-5 (13 PEOPLE) AGE 6-15 (13 PEOPLE) MEDIAN TIME or First AGE16& OverR|TotaL Grove ORSERYATION (38 PEOPLE) (64 PEOPLE) . Epilation 1 plus___.--_--_----2 plus___----_-.----3 plus___..-.--_--_-- 7.6 38. 6 53. 8 38, 4 30. 7 23. 0 13. 8 5. 5 8.3 17. 2 17, 2 22. 0 17 17 16 Total... __- 100. 0 92. 1 27.6 56. 2 16 Anus-groin___-_-_..Sealp____----------Neck______________Axilla__..-222-2 2 __Antecubital Fossae___ Hands-wrists________Feet... ee Arms______--------Legs....__--_..-_--. Trunk___~_ 2 e 38. 4 100. 0 69. 2 61.5 30. 7. 30. 7 23. 0 15. 3 7. 6 15. 3 0.0 100. 0 76.9 7.6 38. 4 23. 0 53. 8 15. 3 23. 0 23. 0 0.0 37. 0 68. 0 15. 7 34. 2 18. 4 53. 0 10. 3 4.3 4.3 7.8 62. 5 70. 3 23. 4 34. 4 21. 8 45. 3 12. 5 7.8 9. 4 17 18 21 21 28 33 28 31 33 33 Nail pigmentation. - _- - 61.5 100. 0 95. 0 89. 0 38 Skin lesions *Post-exposure days. Table 3.2.—Lesions in Ailinginae and Rongerik Groups AILINGINAE GROUP (18 PEOPLE) Typz oF LESION ad ¢ tenses TIME . w M EAN T 3. 5** 42 ‘Lesionsof: Scalp and face_.__________- 38. 9 26 10. 7 32 Neck and shoulders. -_-______-_ Back_____-__~_--__________ __-_ Axilla______-____________ Le 61.0 00 22. 2 27 LLL. 24 14.3 71 3.5 30 28 23 Feet_.-_-.----2_- Le 16. 7 5. 6 44 Nail discoloration. .__________ 77.7 38 *Days post-exposure. **One case claimed slight epilation. som EAN 27 Legs________..._-________- Cc T 16.7 Antecubital fossae_________Hand, wrist____.__._______- cys r TIME WagPLSTA, OvArrzane % OFToma.Wire Oy" depeane Epilation__....2-2-22-2-- 2 ee Ci M Ronorain3 FeeMN ERICANS) 11.1 5. 6 28 38 33 25. 0 3.5 3. 5 00 17.9 (All Negroes) 29 47 43 Lee 40