-he OFFICIAL USE ONLY 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. OFFICIAL USE ONLY