Response of Human Beings Accidentally Exposed to Significant Fall-Out Radiation

Cronkite, Eugene P.

doi:10.1001/jama.1955.02960220020007

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“…Additional information comes from survivors of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki and those accidently irradiated in nuclear tests in the South Pacific (Adelstein and Dealy 1965;Conard 1975;Conard et al 1963;Conard et al 1980;Cronkite et al 1955;Ishida and Matsubayashi 1948;Ishimaru et al 1966;Kumatori 1971;Martin and Rowland 1982;Ohkita 1975;Oughterson and Warren 1956;Upton 1968;Wald et al 1962;and Warren 1962). Our review does not include information on victims of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident since it was completed prior to the event (Baum et al 1984).…”

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“…Data on the Japanese atom bomb survivors are questionable for prodromal symptom-time correlations as previously noted. For manifest-illness hemopoietic depression, however, the Japanese data are more reliable, having been recorded at the time of occurrences (Adelstein and Dealy 1965;Cronkite et al 1955;Kumatori 1971;Ohkita 1975;Oughterson and Warren 1956;Wald et al 1962).…”

Section: Symptom Onset and Durationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Symptomatology of Acute Radiation Effects in Humans After Exposure to Doses of 0.5-30 Gy

Anno¹,

Baum²,

Withers³

et al. 1989

Health Physics

155

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This article distills from available data descriptions of typical human symptoms in reaction to prompt total-body ionizing radiation in the dose range 0.5 to 30 Gy midline body tissue. The symptoms are correlated with dose and time over the acute postexposure period of 6 wk. The purpose is to provide a symptomatology basis for assessing early functional impairment of individuals who may be involved in civil defense, emergency medical care and various military activities in the event of a nuclear attack. The dose range is divided into eight subranges associated with important pathophysiological events. For each subrange, signs and symptoms are designated including estimates of symptom onset, severity, duration and incidence.

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Section: Symptom Onset and Durationmentioning

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Symptomatology of Acute Radiation Effects in Humans After Exposure to Doses of 0.5-30 Gy

Anno¹,

Baum²,

Withers³

et al. 1989

Health Physics

155

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“…Observations of effects in man have been made on Japanese atomic bomb victims, -the (1.2) Marshallese natives exposed to fallout radiation, reactor and criticality (3,4) accident cases, therapeutically irradiated cancer patients, and (5,6,7-12) (13) (14)(15)(16)(17) patients exposed for other medical reasons.…”

Section: Hematological Responses To Short Term Irradiationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…survival improbable (dose > 600 rads). Figures 1-3 represent roughly the time-course of hematological elements in the human cases from accidental (3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12) exposure for lymphocytes, neutrophils, and platelets in these four categories.…”

Section: Hematological Responses To Short Term Irradiationmentioning

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Hematological Effects of Space Radiation

Conard¹

1965

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“…The alpha rays are not even able to penetrate through the external layer of skin. In problems of ingcstion of con taminated food, water, and air, however, both alpha and beta rays must bo considered, because when taken internally their full energy is effective in causing damage to the internal tissues [16].…”

Section: Types Of Fallout Radiationmentioning

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Structure shielding against fallout radiation from nuclear weapons

Spencer¹

1962

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The functions of the National Bureau of Standards are set forth in the Act of Congress, March 3, 1901, as amended by Congress in Public Law 619, 1950. These include the development and mainte nance of the national standards of measurement and the provision of means and methods for making measurements consistent with these standards; the determination of physical constants and properties of materials; the development of methods and instruments for testing materials, devices, and structures: advisory services to government agencies cm scientific and technical problems; invention and develop ment of devices to serve special needs of the Government; and the development of standard practices, codes, and specifications. The work includes basic and applied research, development, engineering, instrumentation, testing, evaluation, calibration services, and various consultation and information services. Research projects are also performed for other government agencies when the work relates to and supplements the basic program of the Bureau or when the Bureau's unique competence is re quired. The scope of activities is suggested by the listing of divisions and sections on the inside of the back cover.

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Response of Human Beings Accidentally Exposed to Significant Fall-Out Radiation

Cited by 36 publications

References 6 publications

Symptomatology of Acute Radiation Effects in Humans After Exposure to Doses of 0.5-30 Gy

Symptomatology of Acute Radiation Effects in Humans After Exposure to Doses of 0.5-30 Gy

Hematological Effects of Space Radiation

Structure shielding against fallout radiation from nuclear weapons

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