The Medical Effects of the Nagasaki Atomic Bombing
Medical aspect
The Effects of the Nagasaki Atomic Bombing on the Human Body
Acute phase
Rate of deaths due to the atomic bomb
Frequency of acute symptoms
Epilation
Colon
Bone marrow
Early phase of late effects
Keloid
Atomic bomb cataract
Chromosomal aberrations
Microcephaly
Late atomic bomb effects
Leukemia
Thyroid cancer
Breast cancer
Stomach cancer
Excess relative risk of malignant tumors by site
Multiple primary cancers
Mental effects
Physical aspect
Physical damages
Map of damage
Physical effects
Blast wind
Heat rays
Radiation
Epidemiology
Atomic bomb survivor database
Estimation of radiation dose using the ESR signal from teeth
Radiation dose and death rate
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Physical Effects Caused by the Nagasaki Atomic Bombing
Equivalent in force to 21 kilotons of gunpowder (TNT), the Nagasaki atomic bomb generated levels of blast and heat that cannot even be compared to those produced by conventional weapons. Radiation was released in addition to the ferocious blast wind and heat rays (radiant heat). It is thought that 50%, 35% and 15% of the total energy output was blast, heat and radiation, respectively.
Analysis of all data in 1976 revealed the estimated height to be 503±10m (Kerr & Solomon). Kerr GD, Solomon DL: The epicenter of the Nagasaki weapon-A reanalysis of available data with recommended values. ORNL-TM-5139 (1976)
Blast wind
Blast wind
Heat rays
Heat rays
Radiation
Radiation
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