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Title:
REPORT: DISTRIBUTION AND EXCRETION OF PLUTONIUM ADMINISTERED INTRAVENOUSLY TO MAN ( PLUTONIUM INJECTION EXPERIMENT )
Author(s):
BASSETT, S H [AEC-ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, THE U.S.]; CARTER, R E [LOS ALAMOS SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY]; HARRIS, P S [AEC-ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, THE U.S.]; LANGHAM, W H [LOS ALAMOS SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY]
Subject Terms:
HREX; AUTORADIOGRAPH; DISTRIBUTION; EXCRETION; INTRAVENOUR; PLUTONIUM
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:
1950 Sep 20
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0041
Accession Number:
NV0703594
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2012 May 14
Description/Abstract:
SEPTEMBER 20, 1950 REPORT ON DISTRIBUTION AND EXCRETION OF PLUTONIUM ADMINISTERED INTRAVENOUSLY TO MAN. REPORT WRITTEN BY WRIGHT H. LANGHAM, LASL; SAMUEL H. BASSETT, FORMERLY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, PRESENTLY WITH AEC UCLA, PAYNE S. HARRIS, CAPTAIN, MED. CORPS. USA; ROBERT E. CARTER, LASL. THIS REPORT COVERS A COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROJECT INITIALED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE MANHATTAN ENGINEER DISTRICT AND COMPLETED UNDER CONTRACT FOR THE ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION. THE DISTRIBUTION AND EXCRETION OF PLUTONIUM ADMINISTERED INTRAVENOUSLY TO MAN HAS BEEN STUDIED. THE DATA FROM 12 SUBJECTS HAVE BEEN CORRELATED WITH SIMILAR DATA COLLECTED BY OTHER INVESTIGATORS, MAKING A TOTAL OF 16 CASES CONSIDERED. THE DATA HAVE BEEN SUPPLEMENTED FURTHER WITH OBSERVATIONS MADE ON 3 LOS ALAMOS LABORATORY PERSONNEL WHO ABSORBED MEASURABLE AMOUNTS OF PLUTONIUM IN THE COURSE OF THEIR WORK.