Fred i. Ford, Ulrector, Community Affairs
Division, Oak Ridge Operations
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3. Re Sapirie, Manager, Oak Ridze Operations
X-RAY EXPOSURE
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Some of the recent reports on the subject of radiation exposure have
given estimates of the averace lifetime exposure to individuals fron
all sources. The reliability of puch estimates may be adversely
influenced through the variation in the dosimetry of medical excosuress
Hense, it appears that records maintained jn a single medical center
following a standardized clinical exposure procedure nicht contribute
a nore reliable estimate of the average medical dose.
To this em,
we ‘ave received under date of Movember 27, 1956, a commnication
from the Director, Division of Biology and Medicine, which we quote:
“There is @ great deal of interest at the present time in.
learning more accurately what the actual exposure to the
American public is from diagnostic Ierays. It has occurred
to some of us that the ATC commnities might be particularly
well suited to a pilot study of this problem. Kedical care
ia above averaze and records should be wall centralized and
comlete.
"I am therefore asicing you to explore with the Oak Ridce
Community Hospital the possibility of auch a study being
undertaken there. *
« Herman UM. Roth has discussed this matter informally with lr. Logan
Emlet of the Cak Ridge Zospital Board. I would like for you to cx:lore
with the Hospital the feasibility of making their records available for
study. It would be helpful to have some idea of the mumber and kinds
of recorda that would need to be searched in terms of the values given
for measured X-ray dose or dose estimate. It would be well to obtain
some idea of the man~power requirenent to perform the study and if.
possible some indication if the program could be undertaken at an
early date without inconvenience to the ‘Jospital.
MEDICINE. HEALTH & SOFELY ” 3L,
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CONFIRMED TO BE UNCLASSIFIED
AUTHORITY: DOE-DPC
BY E.B BARNES, DATE;
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