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Greenhouse, “.A., and Znight, [.
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BNL 351313,
Greenhouse,
N.Ad.,
July,
1980.
Marsnall Islands:
and Milsenberger,
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A Stud? 9
A Reconstruction of
Thranis Tose Zsuivalenzs far Rongelap and Veirix Residences - 1955 t9 1980,
Plli”, lerster, 128%.
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INL
PuttIsa.
The suricse of this research is to vefine the estinatad thyroid adsorted
aises recaived ov menders of the Rongelap and Utirik Atolt copulactons in th
Marsntall islands.
These doses will se compared to the thyroid nodule ineicence 29
gtsviie infsrmmatisn towards assessment of the risk coefficients for radiation
saduced invroid diseasa.
~acidence of thyroid nodules, Senign and aalignant,
in the exposed popula~
sions oF Yeirix and Rongelas nas indicated critical diiferances La correspondence
detween nodule incidence and thyroid adsorbed dose for these sonulations ralacive
23 thar raportad Sy the Japanese Tumor Registry Lite Soan Study or the other pooulations under study as reverted in 3TER III.
The estimaced axcternal dase racaived
3 che tina fallouc segan t9 the time of evacuation snews chat the adult Ronge lao
ulation received an external absorbed jose (175 rads) which ‘vas abouc 13 tines
t for the Veirik sopulacion (14 rads).
The thvroid absorbed doses wera
iztaztad originally <2. Se several times these external doses.
A sreliminary study has indicated that che
importan:s dosimetric area of
investigation 4s the seriod starting from the pegtenas1g 2 fallous 29 the completion of avacuation for both the islands.
In addisis
the fact that the Vsirisx
segulation raturned withia 129
davs
2xiacnal.
+
fallowing wvacuatlaa, wheraas
ime Ronzgelas
topusation teturned altar three vears, requires that the Ttirikx ceoulation je
2xazined dosimetrisaliv in tems 3 sf a Longer exposure seriod, 30th internal anc
Turther scuctes would
c herefore,
nave
29 concentrate on the Taaxanmina-
issued >2v varisus agencies furing
ftnat
rion of ail availlabie2 gata in tescorts
4
seriod, consultations with scienecifiic
sersonmnel involved at thac tine, identiivin:g
tne areas of uncersaincy, and using appropriate comouter programs 22 analyze <cne
iata.
The and resuls will enable comparisons
redules and the vaassessed iose astinatas.
Setween the incidence ar favroic
A-scan e