CONTENTS
TmtrOduction .........cesccsecssceecseesececeetsessesececcesceescaesenssegssesuseseesasssaeuscsueussacsnecsaens
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Summary of Past Findings ...............:.cccccsssssssseecoseeesseeenneeseseneesstectsnessssenessnense
Penetrating Radiation ..0.0.......cccssssescssscssssessescetsenscesesenetssseesensascesneveess
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Tntermal Urradiation 2.0.0.0... ceesssessccessesnsesssseeneecessscesscesesseseessacesneesers
Other Studies 20.0.0... ceccessceescecessssssaeeseesensesueeseesensceseeessesseseaeescerseasesues
Difficulties Associated With the Examinations .0..0....0....sccsssssessetseees
Comparison Populations ..............ccccceesseesesececesssceccsesenedseecateneessnecsenseeees
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1962 Survey—Organization and Procedures ..............cccesceecescetecceesencenensersees
History and Physical Examinations .........0........cesessccsscsesseesssseseserenees
Cancer Detection Survey ..............ccceseccscesssseneecetsecescaeeceenecesaseteseseneesses
Growth and Development Studies in Children 200.0... eeseeeeeeeeees
Laboratory Procedures ..........cc cc cececcesceeeseessesseeescecsesaseseasessacsecesnseeeensess
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Results and Discussion .0.0...........ccceceseceseeecseeresesecscesseneessesserestennensneseneneeeesaneses
Interval Medical History ............. cess ceccssecececteecssseenensessessesersseenseseeasees
Adult Examinations .0.........ccccccccssssssecsssscesstecessaesesessssseesestecssseseessereses
Ophthalmological Examinations .0.....00.....:ccccssssenssseeseesesesecssesereresenrseeeens
Pediatric Examimations ................cc:cccsecessccesecenceoecestceseasessessnssaneesseesenes
Growth and Development Studies 20.0.0... ccc ccesssssssesessetseeerersoeeees
Cancer Detection, Leukemia Survey ...............::cccsscsscscessesessersestersesesees
Residual Beta Burns .................:ccscssscescseceesueenssnecenessstsesessesenneeeseenseses
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Laboratory Examimations .....0........cccecssseeessccsesssecesnecenensesersnessstssessnessneesseousens
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Other Laboratory Studies 2.0.0.0... ceccsccecsecessscenecesateeeeseneseeescenstanenaeeess
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Estimation of Body Burden of Sr ooo... icc cecescseeeeceeseeceeseseesseetsneessaensees
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SUIMMALY 20... ee cece tcceeeesseesseesseetonseecegeeeseeessneesseeseestsesscsdastseaeecuasereateeeseaseesetas
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Acknowledgments .0........cccsccessscesssesssaesceseneetectecessensersaesenaeeesaacssanecscsesooeseressees
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References .............-cccccsscssesececesnesteeecacenscceseceetseeeseeteneseseesesseeseeessensaesnaceseesaegenses
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Appendix 1. Rongeiap Group and Control Mean
Blood Counts at Various Times After Exposure ..........:ccsccseee
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Appendix 2. Ailingnae Group and Control Mean
Blood Counts at Various Times After Exposure ............:ccccscssseeres
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Appendix 3. Individual Hematological Findings, 1962 ..............ccccssesereeees
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Beta Irradiation 01 the Skim .......c.cccccccccssssescsesssssssecsescssesscessvsesseseseasseeese
Studies of Aging Criteria, Dental Survey ................:esscsssssseseseseeaseenscees
Appendix 4. Individual WBC, Basophil,
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and Alkaline Phosphatase Determinations, 1962 .................c:00
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Appendix 5. Individual Physical Examination Findings, 1962 ............:csee
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Appendix 6. Pathologic-Anatomical Diagnoses on
78-yr-old Woman in Exposed Group ..........:-ccssssseerssrenseesereatens
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