roid Nodules Including Hypothyroidism in the
Marshallese Populations as of March 1968
Age at
Exposure
Whole Body Gamma
Dose (rads)
Estimated Added Thyroid
No, in
Dose from 1%, (rads)
Group
700 - 1400
160
19
36
No, and Percent
with Nodules
Rongelap Island
<10
=~ 10
175
175
Ailingnae Island
<=10
>10
69
69
275 -
550
55
6
8
0
1 (12.5%)
Utirik Island
<<10
=>10
14
14
55 -
110
15
40
59
0
2 (3.4%)
Coutrol Marshallese <10
10
61
133
0
0
0
0
0
3 (2.3%)
*«
17 (90%)
2 (5.5%)
Estimates of the doses to the- thyroids of the Rongelapese were recomputed by R, James and J. Gofman,
Estimates of the thyroid doses of the Ailingnae and Utirik people
December, 1964,
UCRL #12273,
were by proportionality to the respective whole body gamma doses,
SAAIHOUVY AOA
Pearsons Exposed
on