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Biology and Medicine
BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE - MARCH 1957
Three-Year Medical Reexamination of the Rongelapese
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Dr. Dunham will report orally on preliminary results of the
medical reexamination of the Rongelapese conducted during March 1957.
An interesting aspect of this last examination was the study of several
of the natives in the whole-body radiation detection system ("Iron
Room") at Argonne National Laboratory.
Dissemination of Information on Biology and Medicine Program
In accordance with the request made by the Commission at Meeting
1273 held on March 26, the following speeches made by members of the
staff of the Division of Biology and Medicine are reported:
1.
<A description of the program of the Division of
2.
"Everybody's Business,” C. W. Shilling, M.D., AMAL
Biology and Medicine, H. C. Brown, Jr., Assistant Director for
Administration, The Kiwanis Club, Gaithersburg, Md., April 9.
Scientific Seminar, U. S. Naval Air Development Center,
Johnsville, Pa., April 5, and U. S. Naval Hospital, Philadelphia,
Pa,, same date.
3.
"Effects of Radiation on the World's Most Priceless
Material," C. W. Shilling, M.D., Colloquium on Radiation Effects
on Materials, Co-sponsored by the Office of Naval Research and
the Glenn L. Martin Co., Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore,
Mad., March 28.
4, “Opening Remarks ~ Peaceful Medical Uses," C. L.
Dunham, M.D., Conference on Health Aspects of Radioactivity,
Pan-American Sanitary Bureau, Washington, D. C., April 5.
5.
"Phe Concept of Permissible Exposure to Radiation,"
W. D. Claus, Biophysicist, Conference on Health Aspects of
Radioactivity, Pan-American Sanitary Bureau, Washington, D. C.
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