"vlad -3- lls tt Wee we mats sell Dr. Andrew H, Dewdy, Prefessor of Radiology and Shairnen ef the Department, Medical School of the University of California at Los Angeles, formerly Professor of Radiology at the University of Rochester Medical School and head of the AEC research laboratories located there. Dr. Louise H. Rempeleann, “ssociate Professor of Radiclogy at the University of Rochestur Medical School, Special Assistant to the Director of tha Division of Biology md Medicine of the AEC, formerly head of the Health Division, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory. Dr. Robert ¥. Loeb, Hard Professor of Medicine, Callege ef Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University; specialist in Pathology and ‘nternal Medicine, Chairmen, Medical, Seard of ieviaw, AEC, Wh7. 8 Dr. Curt Stern, Geneticist and Professer ef California, menber of 4EC 4,visory Counittes fer - : » University of bey end Medicine, forserly Chairman of Division of “Sologinal Seiences, University ef Rochester, aud goneticiat with the ABC project leased there, | Dr. Shiolds Warren Professor gf Pathology, Narvard Univergity Yedical Sehool, “irector, bsyv4sion ef Piology aid Medicine, avo. Brigadier General Jases FP. Cooney for the Army, Admiral Thomas'G. anderson and Dx, Robert Flinn for the NGRB , md Majer Gerrit. 1. Wekhuis for the Air Force | | | perticipsted in a meeting at the officas of the Division ef Biclogy and Medicine on Decenber 8, 1950 for the purpose ef studying the anount of | external radiation from radioactive materiale that military personnel could tolerate and still effectively carry out their aseigned duties and miesions in the drmed Forces, In arriving at the canciueions the Gomittee took into account the resulta of extensive aninal experiments, the response of patiants treated for disease by x-ray and radius, obeervations on the effect of radiations from the stom bomb detonated over the Japanese cities of Hiroshina and Hagatekt and accidental radiation exposures within the Manhattan Project and the APC. - Menbers of the Division af Biology and Medicine soted as etaff to this Goenittee in collecting and summarizing pertinent svailable research data and clinicai information and presenting it to the Committee for their consideration. ; The following questions were prepounded and the ‘answern sro wet forth es deter mined by the Committee; 4 Question 1, Assume that troopa are acutely exposed te penetrating lenising radiation (gama rays). at what dosage level will they becuse ineffective as Anawer of the Committes - Uniform dosage of SOr te a group of armed force personnel will not appreciably affect their efficiency as a Lighting unite OFFICE >» wrt rene eee 4 ee ee en fee ee ee ees oe ea