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19. TITLE OF EXPERIMENT(SVYRELEASE(S)
Hematological Effects of Total Body Irradiation; Metabolism and Effects of Radioiodine
20. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Low-Beer, Alexander, Stone, Miller, Aggeler, Holmes, Dailey, Shetine

21. INVESTIGATOR'S AFFILIATION
UCSF

22. DESCRIPTION
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Report #1- 7/1/49-4/15/50 Biological Effects of Radiations from External and Internal Sources- States that psychiatric patients
from Langley Porter Clinic were used as controls in radioiodine/thyroid tests. Descriptions of a number of experiments using
X-rays, radioiodine, and radiophosphorus. There is also a report of thyroid uptake studies that used 1131.
| Report #2- 4/1/49-2/28/50 Hematological Effects of lonizing Radiations VI!- This report follows up the hematological studies in
the above mentioned report. Gives detailed information on blood counts before andafterirradiation.
Report #3- 10/50 Experience at the University of California with the Treatment of Patients with Hyperthyroidism by 1131- This
report gives a history of the use of radioiodine, dosages, methods of administration, and results.
Report #4- 10/50 The Correlation of the Initial Rate of 1131 Uptake in the Thyroid with the Clinical Evaluation of Thyroid Function1131 uptake research.
Report #5- 3/28/52- Hematology Section, Part C Hematological Effects of Total Body Irradiation- Reports of blood counts done
on both patients irradiated and normal subjects.
Report #5- 3/28/52- Radioiodine Section- 1131 studies on patients with thyroid disorders. Some patients appear to have been
given tracers for the purpose of examination upon the removal of their thyroids.
Report #6- 1/27/53- Hematology Section- |. Studies of Bone Marrow of Patients with Cancer of the Thyroid Treated with
Radioiodine- This reports uses humansirradiated with 1131 as part of their cancer treatment to study the effects of radiation on
the blood.
Report #6- 1/27/53- Radioiodine Section- These experiments involve research into the uptake of 1131.
Report #8, 1953 Annual Report contains documentation (Section 2 of the Hematology Section) of an experimenttitled “The Effect
of 1131 on the Bone Marrow" by Paul Aggeler. The experiment's purpose "was to determine the degree and types of changes
which occur in bone marrow of patients with carcinoma of the thyroid treated with large, repeated doses of 1131. Somepatients
showed severe bone marrow damage. in the course of the investigation, some patients were also studies who subsequently
proved not to have carcinoma of the thyroid and were therefore given only tracer or thyroidectomizing doses of 1131." In the
Radioiodine Section of the samereport, there is documentation of an experiment on 18 patients with cancerof the thyroid. They
were given 1131 as an experimental therapy and observed. Another experimentinvolved the pathologyofirradiated thyroids and
a follow-up study of 175 previously irradiated thyroid patients.
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Andy Mugnier
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory

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