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  • Title: The LD50 associated with exposure to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
    Author: Fujita S, Kato H, Schull WJ.
    Journal: J Radiat Res; 1991 Mar; 32 Suppl():154-61. PubMed ID: 1762100.
    Abstract:
    Numerous attempts have been made to estimate the distance at which 50% of the individuals exposed to the A-bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki died, ostensibly from their exposure to ionizing radiation. It is difficult to convert most of these distance estimates to a dose-related LD50, since radiation shielding was ignored. The recent reassessment of the atomic bomb radiation dosimetry has provided an opportunity for the estimation of the bone marrow LD50. There is a surprising concordance in the various estimates that have been made given the different groups of survivors involved and the methods used to estimate the LD50/60.
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