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The sizes of areas and distances frum the surfaces were selected inde
pendently of any ef the information az the fallout on the natives discussed
above and vere eostinates of areas of contanination end distances of monitor-
ing that appeared to be reasonable estimates of these peraneters.
The elose
agreenent between the gamma dose rate retires based on theoretical considera
tions and those observed with the natives
{s circusstantial.
Por example,
an equally eontarinated area of three-inch radius would yield a theoretical
gemma dose Pate ‘te tines less than the nelected area of six-inch radius.
In the case of the natives, bowever, {t is believed that they were sexi-naked,
perspiring, and out-of~ioors during the fa lout so that it 4s not unreasonable
to expect relatively large areas of the boty to be contaminated.
this was noted when they were monitorec.
In fact,
Py their acts of walking eround
Guring the period of fallout and sleeping on sats that were heavily econtacinated it would seea possible that significart areas of the bodies of the
Alinginae and Utiris natives sould be as heavily contaninated as vas the
ground.
(It 4s wunknow if thers vere sufficient winds that might have
raised the material from the ground to the body after fallout oceurred.)
There is furtoer uncertainty of what in meant by the ponitor's report
of "average" personne) readings.
The dose rate readings in the hatr are mow
to have been significantly higher than the rest of the body in most eases.
It is unknown how these readings vere "averaged".
Whereas these data certainly are sot firm enough for ons to place great
confidence in the precise quantities -% Se retics of 7/1 or E/ly they do
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