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Siomedical Program Director's “eeting, Las Vegas, Nevada ~ The fall
meeting a the biomedical “royram Lirectors was held on dednesday,
Jetober 31, in Las Vegas, Newada.
Dr. Shields ‘Yarren presided,
the pro-
gram revolved around a discussion of the biological effects of neutrons
and the available sethods for measuring neutrons in terms of bicloyical
efficiency,
These discussions were headed up by {r. Gdoachinni Faille of
the Advisory Comaittee for Biology and iHedicine and Dr. Austin Srues, .
Director of the Biology end Hedicine program of the Argome National
Laboratory,
In addition, there were brief disoussions by Dr. Stafford
Warren of the University of California, Los Angeles, on oivil defense
plarmming in the California area with special reference to radiological
defenses and defense in general against atomic weapons.
tr. Hardin Jones of the University of California Hediation Labor~
atory at Berkeley brought the group up-to-date on the krge moleculs
lipoprotein studies both in relation to artericecierosia ad other
Gisease states as well as in relation to whole bedy radiation injury.
Or. Hobert J. Hasterlik gave a brief resuue of the studies to
date on the patients the Argonne group are studying who received
radium "therapeutically" some D years ago.
Dr. Charles Dunham gave a brief resume of tw preliminary date
available on the biomedical test progres at Uperation Greenhouse. ‘fhe
group were fortunate in being able to witness CHARLIZ AND DOG SHOTS
of the recent serics of tests in Nevada.
industrial Physicians ‘eeting - The fall meeting of the industrial
physicians waa held et
Argonne National Laboratory on Oatober 17-1.
Among the subjects discussed the first day weres iurgiaal treataent of
hand injuries, microfilming medical records, deteotion of radioactive
substances in wounds and methods of handling, a guide for medical services
for construction contractors, aid recent developments in methods of
artifioial respiration. ‘the second day waa devoted to a tour of the
fest arua facilities.
Biophysics Branch (iRmeih
Sir Joh Cookroft, Directer AEC Researoh Tateblisheent, Harwell,
land =~ Members of the staff met with Sir John Cookreft, Jirector
of the Atomic mercy Researoh Csatablisheent, Harwell, and Ur. A. Xs
Lormair, of the United Kin:dam Seientifie Mission, to discuss advances
in radiation bielogy during the past year.
Perniceible levela of radia-
tion exposure uncer emergency conditions were given particular attention,
it was tentatively agreed that a third U.S. -- 0.£. eonference be held
in the Jnited States during 1952, to consider evidence to date which
bears on maximum permissihbia concentrations of radioactive materials in
air and water. fFrevious confarences of this nature were held at Chalk
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kKiver, Canada, and at Harwell, "ngland, and have a strong bearing on
AA, operating Levels,
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