Nuclear energy in medicine promises but will not cure soon
Nuclear energy offers great potential to relieve disease but will not yield universal cures for years. Research will stay in labs and hospitals with trained staff and strict security. Col Stafford L Warren, chief of Manhattan District medical section and radiology professor, notes health studies on bomb workers guided the medical program.
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Health research on atomic energy paves safer medical methods
A sweeping account details early safety work at Oak Ridge Clinton Engineer Works and universities, where hundreds of doctors and scientists tested shielding, animal studies, and tracing techniques to prevent radiation harm. It notes a record of no direct radiation deaths before Japan's surrender and urges congressional funding and policy to continue expanding tracer and metabolic research.
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