NCI Press Release Regarding I-131 Fallout Issue

[Mike Grissom <mikeg@SLAC.Stanford.EDU>]

Radsafers,

Announcement of data availability made today:

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NCI Press Release

[May be viewed on the Web at URL:

http://rex.nci.nih.gov/INTRFCE_GIFS/MASSMED_INTR_DOC.htm ]

           NOTE TO REPORTERS AND EDITORS:
      Data From Iodine-131 Fallout Study Now
                    Available

The National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) report of
its study to assess Americans' exposure to
radioactive iodine-131 from nuclear testing in the
1950s and 1960s at the Nevada Test Site is now
available. A summary of study findings was
issued two months ago, on Aug. 1.

The report narrative with appendices, now
available on the Internet, describes study
methods and calculations in detail, including
estimated iodine-131 exposures in each county in
the 48 contiguous states following the tests.

Also on the Internet is the entire data set on
which the exposure estimates are based. The
data set consists of about 100,000 pages of
tables which include, for example, estimated
iodine-131 concentrations in cows' milk and
other foodstuffs; estimated ground deposition of
I-131; and estimated thyroid doses for 13
different age groups and four different scenarios
of milk consumption. All data are tabulated by
county, test, and test series, and an index allows
users to access the information by either test or
county.

The full report, including maps, appendices, and
the data set, is available from the NCI homepage

	http://www.nci.nih.gov

and from NCI's subpage for the public and the media,

	http://rex.nci.nih.gov ;

click on "What's New" at either location to get
access to the material.

NCI also has established a technical assistance
helpline (1-800-273-7092) for county and state
health officials and other health professionals.
Members of the public may call the Cancer
Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER.