. CONTENTS DOE ARCHIVES INTRODUCTION...00....ccceeecccsesces cece cecese costae cestaesaaeceseecescaseesercoeeensenseseessaseaseseeeeeecaseenegs 1 SUMMARY OF Past FINDINGS.....0....0:.0cccccesceeeceeeesee cers eceeesesseesensnseessessesaseeteneenseeeneees 2 Penetrating Irradiation ......2..0..0... cece seeseeeeee recs eeceseseseapeacsaeenenscnanseneeuseseesees 2 Beta Irradiation of the SKI... c cc ceeeceeceesscsssesetessessteecenseaesenenentecseaveeeesersensaeease 3 Internal Irradiation... cece cccccccceceeeceescescecesessncceeceecececoesqecauensneecseeeeeecereaeeneasens 3 Other Studies... eee cee ccc eecseeesseeseseeeaesesecenseesecaeseeasseceseeseaseetseeeesescsseeeseeaaes 4 Difficulties Associated With the Examinations.......0....0.20:00cccscceeeseeeeeneeseeeees 4 Comparison Populations............ccccsecscceceeeeseeneseeeseseeceseeeneeseeseeessetserseseesaeracsenseres 4 Background Material... cceccecccecsesseececeseseeeecessseseceseesetcseeaceessssaseeaseetteeecneteas 4 Orgamization........hcccceec cece cceceseesenceseeees tee caceecnecaceenaesseeeeceeecceseuacicesisaeeansesatseees 4 Attitudes of Rongelap People... .csscccceceeeccecceeeceseeceeceeecresnuseesecenseesenees 6 PrOCeGUres......... eee ceceeceee ec cnceeeeecneeceusenaeceteaecscsaeseeaueetecaveccesesecsseeeeeesinenaeseeeees 7 Location of Examinations. 0.0.0. .00..00. cece cecccscesccescssesseesceeesseesaeestenneceeseeceacesesies 7 History and Physical Examinations. ..........ccecccccesesseseeseseeeceeeeneseeseeeeceeeeeeseees 7 Studies of Aging Criteria... 0... cece cececececcceeeeasenceecacenserecieeeeeseeescseseeetes 10 Laboratory Procedures.....00..0 0.000000 ce cceececeeeceeececenseente eecceseesseeesesttstessseeenes 12 Studies of Genetically Inherited Characteristics............cccccccccccecsceeseerceceeetees 13 Radionuclide Body Burden Evaluauion...o..0.0...ccccccctcccccccecenccecececteeceseneees 14 1959 SURVEY ceevovssseseusneteuenecepeseusveniaceetnesinestniesssenuensetucstat 4 iii ee ee ee i ee ere ee ee eee er ee ee