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Medical Branch
Biomedical Program Directors' Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevpda. The |
fall meeting of the Biomedical Program Directors was held o Wednesday,
October 31, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dr. Shields Warren presi dad. The program revolved around a discussion of the biological effects f neutrons
and the available methods for measuring neutrons in terms of iological
efficiency. These discussions were headed up by Dr. Gioachi
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of the Advisory Committee for Biology and Medicine and Dr..
tinBrues,
‘Director of the Biology and Medicine program of the Argonne ational
Laboratory. In addition, there were brief discussions by
. Stafford
Warren of the University of California, Los Angeles, on civ 1 defense
planning: in the California area with special reference to r iological
defense and defense in general against atomic weapons.
Dr. Hardin Jones of the University of California Rad ation Laboratory at Berkeley brought the group up-to-date on the large olecule lipoprotein studies both in relation to arteriosclerosis and ot er disease
states as well as in relation to whole body radiation injur
Dr. Robert: J. Hasterlik gave a brief resume of the s Fbudies to date
on the patients the Argonne group are studying who received radium
"therapeutically" some 20 years ago.
Dr. Charles Dunham gave a brief resume of the “cxasifost data
available on the biomedical test program at Operation GREE OUSE.
The
group were fortunate in being able to witness CHARLIE AND q G SHOTS of
the recent series of tests in Nevada.
Industrial physicians meeting. The fall meeting of the industrial
physicians was held at the Argonne National Laboratory on 4 ectober 17-18.
Among the subjects discussed the first day were:
surgical treatment of
hand injuries, microfilming medical records, detection of gadioactive
substances in wounds and methods of handling, a guide for poaical services
for construction contractors, and recent developments in Mm thods of artificial respiration.
The second day was devoted to a tour bf the West
Area facilities.
Biophysics Branch
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Sir John Cockroft, Director, Atomic Energy Researc Establishment,
Harwell, England. -Members cf the staff met with Sir Jotn ockroft,
Director of the Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harweli, and Mr.
A. Kk. Longair, of the United Kingdom Scientific Mission, th discuss edvances in radiation biology during the past year.
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