[ RadSafe ] [EXTERNAL] Human Bone Reveals How Much Radiation Hiroshima Bomb Released - And It's Staggering

[Joseph Shonka]

Jaro

There seems to be a discrepancy between RERF and the new measurement.  Bone
measurement at 1.5 km in Hiroshima was stated to be 9.46 Gy (to jaw bone),
however RERF seems to show 0.5 Sv on a graph.
See: http://www.rerf.jp/shared/leaflet/leaflet_e.pdf

Could the difference be dose to jawbone was ~20X higher than whole body
estimate?

Joe Shonka

On May 2, 2018, at 8:53 AM, Jaro Franta <jaro_10kbq at videotron.ca> wrote:

Indeed, the dose seems pretty much in line with RERF estimates.
The question is, what was the location of this casualty?
Also, what was the cause of death?
One would think that most casualties near ground zero died of causes other
than radiation.

RERF graphic:  https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1772148812807961
(Join the Rad Toolbox group, if you haven't already)

Jaro
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Subject: [ RadSafe ] [EXTERNAL] Human Bone Reveals How Much Radiation
Hiroshima Bomb Released - And It's Staggering

Hey Roger,

I don't find the radiation dose, of more than 9 gray, to be "staggering" at
all, considering proximity to the blast hypocenter.  What is your overall
take on the LiveScience website?

Danny

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Subject: [ RadSafe ] Human Bone Reveals How Much Radiation Hiroshima Bomb
Released - And It's Staggering

https://www.livescience.com/62445-hiroshima-atomic-bomb-radiation.html?utm_s
ource=ls-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180501-ls

This article is by Brazilian scientist who first reported on this in the
70's and now has improved tools to garner more information about how much
radiation this casualty at Hiroshima's jaw bone received not far from ground
zero.

Roger Helbig
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