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THE role of human exposure to radiation in the genesis of leukemia has been recognized since 1925. In recent times many authors have reported cases of leukemia occurring in irradiated persons.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Several reports of the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission have verified the development of leukemia at an excessive rate in the survivors of the atomic bombings.15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 The literature on the relation of ionizing radiation to leukemia has been summarized in the past by others26 27 28 and most recently by Miller.29 The previous findings of the Commission have demonstrated an excess of leukemia developing in those more proximal to the hypocenter at . . .
Bizzozero et al. (Thu,) studied this question.