Th
Age at
exposure
Group
Ron,
‘tid Lesions in Marshallese, Ma:
Est. thyroid
dose?, rads
< 10
«p exposed
810-1150
10-18°
(175 rads)
> 18
Ailingnae exposed
< 10
25.0 (3/12)
556&
42.2(27/64)
275-450
10-18
> 18
All
In utero exposed
89.5(17/19)
335-810
335
All
hs Subjects? with
thyroid lesions
21.2 (7/33)4
33.3 (2/6)
< 10
10-18
> 18
60-95
27-60
30
3.4 (2/58)
14.3 (3/21)
7.6 (6/79)
All
30-1150
Utirik unexposed
50°
< 10
0
(4/86)
7.0 (11/158)
1
2
5
8
1.7
4.8
1.3
(1/58)
(1/21)
(1/79)
18.4 (45/244)
34
2.9
(7/244)
2
2
4
0.8
0.5
(1/122)
(1/209)
4.4 (4/90)
3
1.1
(1/90)
0.0 (0/43)
0
0
0
3
3.4 (5/149)
0
< 10
4.9 (4/82)
1
< 10
3.1 (9/287)
4
6.3 (1/16)
5.0 (3/60)
5.1 (8/158)
10-18
> 18
All
7.8 (5/64)
5.9 (18/303)
4.9 (32/654)
1.9
(3/158)
6
0.0 (0/17)
5.6 (5/89)
10-18
> 18
All
(2/33)
1£
10-18
> 18
All
“Dose from 131,
(4/64)
6.1
4.7
12.5 (2/16)
9.4 (3/32)
6.5 (9/138)
< 10
All unexposed
6.3
d
26
13.3 (2/15)
5.7 (7/122)
4.3 (9/209)
< 10
Wotje unexposed
39.5 (34/86)
0.0 (0/72)
10-18
> 18
All
10-18
> 18
All
Likiep unexposed
21
1
Utirik exposed
(14 rads)
Rongelap unexposed
(1/12)
33.3 (1/3)
135-1150
(1/19)
8.3
175+?
All
5.3
2
0
3
4
0.0 (0/1)
i Subjects? W:
malignant le:
15
0.0 (0/1)
36.4 (4/11)
33.3 (6/18)
Rong. + Ail.
Rong. + Ail. + Utirik
No. subjects
with surgery
190
135
217¢
69+?
Ali
1978
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
8
‘
0.3 (1/287)
0.3 (17303)
0.3 (2/654)
L33y and 1357 plus gamma; mean dose extrapolated from calculations
adults and 3-year olds.
,
OBn
132y,
" on number of people exposed, excluding those in utero (number of cases/total number in
g
“The thyroid is considered to be fully developed by about age 18.
ee?
cr
Cone additional case of adenoma, found at autopsy, not included here. “Weighted mean dose.
‘Pathologists differed as to whether this lesion was malignant; it was scored as benign.
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