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Title:
LETTER TO H D BRUNER, SUBJECT: HOW MUCH TOTAL BODY IRRADIATION SOMEONE CAN TOLERATE WHILE BEING TREATED FOR CANCER WITH MESONS ( HSPT REL 94 1173 )
Author(s):
HAMILTON, L D [BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY]
Subject Terms:
HREX; CANCER; CLINICAL; EXPOSURES; HUMAN; PATIENT; PION RADIOTHERAPY; PIONS; THERAPY; TOLERANCE DOSE
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type:
CORRESPONDENCE, LETTERS, MEMOS
Publication Date:
1967 Mar 27
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0002
Accession Number:
NV0712782
Originating Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
OpenNet Entry Date:
1995 Feb 17
OpenNet Modified Date:
2012 May 14
Description/Abstract:
DR. HAMILTON, BROOKHAVEN, DISCUSSES THE LOGIC IN STATING THAT HE BELIEVES THAT 100 RADS WOULD BE A REASONABLE LIMIT ONE MIGHT EXPECT TH TOTAL BODY TO RECEIVE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TREATED FOR CANCER WITH PIONS. HE WARNS, HOWEVER, THAT THERE MIGHT BE PROBLEMS WITH CATARACT FORMATION AT THAT DOSE AND RECOMMENDS SHIELDING THE EYES DURING TREATMENT. THE MEDIAN DOSE THAT PRODUCED CATARACTS WAS DETERMINED TO 100 RADS IN CYCLOTRON WORKERS.