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Title:
PLUTONIUM IN MAN: A TWENTY-FIVE YEAR REVIEW
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Subject Terms:
HREX; ANALYSIS; CONSENT ISSUES; DATA; ETHICS; HUMANS; PATIENTS; PLUTONIUM; PLUTONIUM INJECTION EXPERIMENT; PUBLIC INFORMATION RELEASE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RETENTION
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:
REPORT
Publication Date:
1971 Jun 30
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0194
Accession Number:
NV0700079
Originating Research Org.:
* UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RADIATION LABORATORY
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2012 May 14
Description/Abstract:
THIS 141 PAGE DOCUMENT, PUBLISHED IN JUNE 0F 1971, IS A REVIEW OF THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THE DISTRIBUTION, RETENTION, AND DOSIMETRY OF PU IN HUMANS. THE DATA FROM THE 18 PATIENTS INJECTED WITH PLUTONIUM IN 1945 AND 1946 ARE CENTRAL TO THE DOCUMENT. HOWEVER DR. DURBIN'S APPROACH IS A CRITICAL REVIEW AND REANALAYSIS OF THESE DATA. SHE DOES NOT AT ALL ADDRESS ISSUED OF INFORMED CONSENT OR DISCLOSURE TO THE PATIENTS.