infectious hepatitis,
which would have been very serious
condition, could not be ruled out.
in his weakened
He noted that an autopsy performed upon
the man indicated significant, but low counts of radioactivity in the bone,
kidney and liver, but in the order of micromicrocuries.
The Committee took special note of a paper given to it which Dr. Kumatori
and Dr.
Miyoshi presented before a meeting on treatment of radioactive
poisoning jointly sponsored by the AEC and the World Health Organization in
Vienna,
in 1962.
This article showed how,
through reproduction of fallout-
like material and reconstructing where each member of the crew spent his time
on the ship until it reached Japan,
calculated,
individual estimates of exposure were
ranging from a low of 190 - 220 rads to a high of 660 to 690 rads.
The patients were kept in the hospital for 14 months.
they were told not
Upon being released,
to return to the strenuous activity of fishing and
to take it easy for an additional year.
if possible
In August of 1954 they were measured
with a whole-body radiation counter and their body burdens were found to be no
higher than those in a control group.
Recovery agents had been used on two
persons during their stay in the hospital, but to little effect.
One early effect noted by Dr. Kumatori was a severe drop in the spermatozoa
counts of the men, some falling to zero and lasting for several months.
Another
he mentioned was a disturbance of the normal function of the liver which was net
serious or severe,
The men,
but which was noticeable.
to this day,
are examined on an annual basis by Dr.
Kumatori at
the National Institute for Radiological Sciences in Chiba-shi, near Tokyo,
where he is chief of the Clinical Research Division.
22 survivors,
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usually he sees about
15 to
%
He stated that of the
16 every year.
Some of them are