phosphate to ensure
the
complete eradication of diseased
tissue
following surgery.
Somatte Mutation Studies
19. A number of agricultural
experiment stations tn the
eastern states have sent trees and shrubs to Brookhaven National
Laboratory
for planting in the
cobalt 60 source.
mature
experimental
have been set
distances from the gamma source.
of any age.
surrounding a
Trees or shrubs ranging from seedlings to
flowering plants
activity may be
fleld
out
In
the
field at various
Mutations induced by radio-
expected to appear in buds
of
trees
or plants
Later, cuttings can be transferred as scions to
other nonirradiated
plants at
the
home agricultural
stations.
Mutations stmilarly tnduced in secds may become evident after a
much longer period of growth and testing.
project will result
It is hoped that the
in new and valuable varieties of trees and
plants which can be made available to the public.
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Argonne Cancer Research Hospital
20. The recently completed Argonne Cancer Research Hospital
“
operated under contract by the University of Chicago was formally
dedicated on March 14,
1953.
The building, constructed and
equipped at a cost of $4,200,000, was ready for occupancy in
December
bullt
1952.
The
5&-bed
specifically for
the
hospital
is
the
largest
study and application
facility ever
of atomic
energy
21. Complete laboratory facilities, supplemented by a
variety of radiation sources available in the Chicago area, will
be used for both research and clinical studies in the dtagnosts
and treatment of experimental cancers and whole-body radiation
injury.
Facilities of the hospital will be employed by the staffs
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in the study, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer,