BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE PROGRAM SESSION - JANUARY 19, 1957
(2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
This session convened at 2:00 p.m. with the following persons present in addition to
those present at the Executive Session:
STAFF, DIVISION OF BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
Dr. Forrest Western
Dr.
Dr. Harry D. Bruner
Dr. John N. Wolfe
Dr. Herbert A. Stanwood
John R. Totter
STAFF, RADIOLOGICAL LABORATORY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA MEDICAL CENTER
Dr. Robert S. Stone
Dr. Henry I. Kohn
Dr. Gail Adams
DR. WESTERN presented an extensive discussion of the various factors which
might be used in determining the potential hazard from fallout.
He traced
the various factors affecting the eventual deposition of
strontium 90; including, end stratospheric fallout, radioactive material on plants as well as uptake through the
STRONTIUM-90
soil, radioactive material in food products and the
FALLOUT
PROBLEM
amount appearing in human bodies. In this discussion he
included consideration of Cs-137, Ce-144, rare earths
and plutonium although at present strontium 90 appears
to be the only material of concern.
DR. TOTTER presented the plans for the symposium to be held at Brookhaven
this Spring.
It is expected that foreign representatives from Central
and South America would attend and approximately onehalf of these would be in the field of biology and
INTERmedicine.
The invitation to attend and present talks
AMERICAN
presented a delicate matter of diplomatic and scientific
CONGRESS
relations.