Smith J M, Broadway J A, Strong A B
Science. 1978 Apr 7;200(4337):44-6.
Analysis of samples collected within the United States after the Chinese atmospheric nuclear weapons tests of 26 September and 17 November 1976 indicates that the radiation dose to the thyroid from iodine-131 in milk was predominant. A U.S. population dose to the thyroid of 68,000 man-rads was calculated for the iodine-131 fallout. The four excess thyroid cancers that are estimated to occur as a result of the September test during the next 45 years will be masked by the 380,000 cases of thyroid cancer which are expected to occur in the United States from all causes during the same interval.
对1976年9月26日和11月17日中国进行大气层核武器试验后在美国采集的样本进行分析表明,牛奶中碘 - 131对甲状腺的辐射剂量占主导。针对碘 - 131沉降物,计算出美国人群甲状腺的剂量为68000人拉德。预计因9月那次试验在未来45年里额外出现的4例甲状腺癌,将被同期美国预计因各种原因出现的38万例甲状腺癌病例所掩盖。