Table 23
Total Thyroid Absorbed-Dose Estimate
Average Estimate, rad4

-

19

-

Rongelap Island

Age

Internal

External

Adult Male
Adult Female
Fourteen-Year~Old
Twe lve-Year-Old
Nine-Year-Old
Six-Year-Old
One-Year-Old
Newborn
In Utero, 3rd tri.
In Utero, 2nd tri.

1000
1100
1400
1600
2000
2400
5000
250
680
-

190
190
190
190
190
190
190
190
190
-

Sifo Island

Total
1200
1300
1600
1800
2200
2600
5200
440
870
-

Internal
280
290
410
450
540
640
1300
490

External
110
110
110
110
110
110
110
110

Utirik Island

Total
400
410
530
570
660
760
1400
610

Internal
—

External

Total

150
160
220
240
300
340
670
48
98
260

1]
11
11
ll
li
11
11
ll
ll
1

160
170
230
250
310
350
680
59
110
270

600
640
880
960
1200
1400
2700
190

11
ll
11
ll
11
11
11
ll

610
650

Maximum Estimate, rad
Adult Male
Adult Female
Fourteen-Year-Old
Twe lve-Year-Old
Nine-Year-Old
Six-Year-Old
One-Year-Old
Newborn

In Utero, 3rd tri.
In Utero, 2nd tri.

4000
4400
5600
6400
8000
9600
20000
1000

2700
-

4Multiply by 0.01 to obtain Gy.

190
190
190
190
190
190
190
190

190

4200
4600
5800
6600
8200
- 9800
20000
1200

2900
-

1120
1160
1600
1800
2200
2600
5200
-

2000

110
110
110
110
110
110
110
-

110

1200
1300
1700
1900
2300
2700
5300
-

2100

390
1000

11
il

890
970
1200
1400
2700
200

400
1000

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