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Title:
ARTICLE: PATHOLOGY OF IRRADIATION, EDITED BY C C BERDJIS ( PLUTONIUM INJECTION EXPERIMENT )
Author(s):
BERDJIS, C C [UNITED STATES ARMY]
Subject Terms:
HREX; IRRADIATION; PATHOLOGY; PLUTONIUM; STUDY
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:
NEWS STORY
Publication Date:
1971 Dec 31
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0012
Accession Number:
NV0703597
Originating Research Org.:
ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2012 May 14
Description/Abstract:
PATHOLOGY OF IRRADIATION, EDITED BY CHARLES C. BERDJIS, M.D. SOME TOXICITY ASPECTS OF INTERNALLY DEPOSITED PLUTONIUM-239 BY G. N. TAYLOR, T. F. DOUGHERTY, AND W. R. CHRISTENSEN. PLUTONIUM-239 IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF A RADIONUCLIDE WHICH IS RETAINED WITHIN THE BODY FOR PROLONGED PERIODS AND THUS IRRADIATES SELECTED ORGANS OR SPECIFIC TISSUES WITHIN AN ORGAN WITH RELATIVELY HIGH ENERGY (5.14-MEV) ALPHA PARTICLES.