Late Effects of Radioactive Iodine in Fallout
Authors: Jacob Robbins, Joseph E. Rall, Robert A. Conard
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1967)

Clinical Staff Conference1 June 1967Late Effects of Radioactive Iodine in FalloutCombined Clinical Staff Conference at the National Institutes of HealthJACOB ROBBINS, M.D., JOSEPH E. RALL, M.D., PH.D., ROBERT A. CONARD, M.D.JACOB ROBBINS, M.D., JOSEPH E. RALL, M.D., PH.D., ROBERT A. CONARD, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-66-6-1214 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDr. Jacob Robbins: During the nuclear explosion testing in the Pacific Islands in 1954, a combination of circumstances led to the accidental exposure of a group of Marshall Islanders, as well as some U. S. Navy personnel and the crew of a Japanese fishing vessel, the Lucky Dragon, to a rather unusual sort of fallout. In addition to body surface irradiation that led to skin burns and general body irradiation from the surroundings that led to acute radiation sickness, contamination of food and drink with radioactive isotopes of iodine produced pathological alterations of the thyroid gland. Largely through the perseverance...References1. CRONKITEBONDCONARDSHULMANFARRCOHNDUNHAM EPVPRANRRSSHCL: Response of human beings accidentally exposed to significant fall-out radiation. JAMA 159: 430, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. BONDCONARDROBERTSONWEDEN VPRAJSEA: Medical examination of Rongelap people six months after exposure to fallout. Wt-937, Operation Castle Addendum Report 4.1A, 1955. Google Scholar3. CRONKITEDUNHAMGRIFFINMCPHERSONWOODWARD EPCLDSDKT: Twelve-month postexposure survey on Marshallese exposed to fallout radiation. U. S. AEC Brookhaven Nat. Lab. 384 (T-71): 1, 1955. Google Scholar4. 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Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Jacob Robbins, M.D., Chief, Clinical Endocrinology Branch, National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases, Bldg. 10, Rm. 8-N-315, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md. 20014. 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