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Measurements of Caesium-137 in Human Beings in 1958–67

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The amounts of radiation from fallout caesium-137 in the bodies of a number of people in a heavily populated region have been measured and an estimate made of the amounts likely to be received in the future, assuming that there is no large-scale testing of nuclear weapons.

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    B. E. GODFREY & J. VENNART

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GODFREY, B., VENNART, J. Measurements of Caesium-137 in Human Beings in 1958–67. Nature 218, 741–746 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/218741a0

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