e-

- @FEE be expa@ted to rendur Armed Fortes person

incffective as troops

within a few hours through a substantial incidence of neusea, voriting.
weakness and prostration,

Mortality produced by an acute exposure of

150 roentgens will be very low and eventual recovery of physical fitne:
may be expected,

d,

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Field commanders should, therefore, assume that if substantial numb

of their men receive acute radiation exposures substantially ebove 100
roentgens there is a grave risk thet their cormands will repidlv become
ineffective as fighting units,
e,

Internal radiation hazards caused by entry of radioactive substences

through the mouth, through the lungs or through cuts or wounds do not
exist after an air burst,

Internal hazards following a contaminating

surface explosion may be avoided if ordinary precautions are taken,

Onl;

under unusual circumstances will there be internal hazard from residual

. contamination,

This eliminates tho necessity for masking and consequent

reduction of tactical efficiency,
.

17.

The Radiological Safety Officer, Task Group 7,1 will maintain standard
type film badge records of radiation exposures for all Task Force per=
sonnel,

Records will indicate fuil name, rank or rote, serial or service

number, if applicable, organization, home station or laboratory, date of
approximate
overexposure, /duretion of/exposure in hours and minutes (for Army personnel
overonly) and remarks such as limitations on assignment because of /exposure.
Upon completion of the operation, disposition of these records will be
as follows:

a,

A consolidated list of exposures listing military personnel, and

civilian personnel under nilitary control, by full name, rank or rete,

serial or service number (if applicable), organization, home station or
laboratory and exposure in milliroentgens together with sxposed fils

badges and control film badges will be forwerded to the Chief, “FSUP,

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