No, of Shipments*

Isotope
Strontium—-89

7

Sulfur-35

26

a2inc—$5

*Total shipments of all isotopes for which no figures are
given is 15, representing 85,3 millicuries.

Countrics Using Radioisotopes

(First 20 Months, September 3, 1947 to April 30, 1949)
Argentina

Moxico

Australia
Belgiun

Netherlands
New Gealand

Canada
Chile
Columbia
Cuba

Peru
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland

Brazil

Norway

Dennark

Turkey

Finland
France

Union of South Africa
United Kingdon

Ireland

Uruguay

Guatemala
Tceland
India

Bernuda
British West Africa
England

Italy

After a full discussion, the Committee uanimously

recommended that the following endorsement of the Foreign
Distribution of Radioactive Isotopes program should be forwarded to the Chairman for information,

"The Advisory Committee for Biology and Medicine has

reviewed from the standpoint of biology and medicine the

United Strtes program for the forcign cistribution of radio-

isotopes. It is our understanding that more than 90% of the
shipments thus far sent abroad have been for uses in medical
therapy and in scientific research in biology and medicine,

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