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Keeping up with their proposals?
He said further that it was apparent over a period of some eight
years Since the inception of the research progam, a great many young
men have developed and they should be capable of doing independent
research and that they are in need of funds,
With a very small
proportion devoted to new contracts it is possible that these people
are not getting support which would be exceedingly valuable to them
and to the United States.
Mr, Stanwood pointed out that the statistics reflect the importance
of consideration by the Committee of how the program should be evaluated,
inhalation Hazard
from Radioactive
~articulates
Dr, Albert reported on the current status of the
AEC research program in pulmonary deposition and
clearance of particles as well as radiation lung cancer,
He told of
the inhalation exposures from radon in the mines and in the mills
where the ore is processed,
Also, he discussed the interesting studies
that are being undertaken at the University of Rochester and in other
areas.
In summary, Dr. Albert stated that the major gaps in the field arethe
lack of information on the relationship between particle size and
site of deposition in the lung as well as the lack of any real information on the relationship between lung dose and the incidence of
cancer in humans.
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