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MEMORANDUM THRU Commander, Wiltlam Beaumont Army Medical Center, El FOR Chief, Cllnlcal Investigation Regulatory Office, AMEDD Center and School, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-6200 SUBJECT: Summary Report, Human Radiation Research Human Radfation Research Human Radiation Research 2. Thls report details the flndfngs of a record revlew Investigation In accordance wlth E n d 2-1, Mlnlmum Procedures for ldentifylng Human Experiments Involvlng Exposure to lonlrlng Radiatlon. The Project Officer revlewed avallable records from Willlam Beaumont Army Medlcal Center from the perfod 1944 - 1979. A l l data In thls report were recovered elther from the Department of Clinical lnvestlgatlon annual reports, or from the Annual Historical reports from William Beaumont Army Medical Center. 3. I have llsted 79 protocols fncorporating lonlring radiation on human subJects performed at WBAMC during the perlod of Interest. All except one involved radloactlve pharmaceuticals. All except one was deemed to be SE by the Health Physics Officer, and no determlnatlon could be made on that protocol as the specific compounds were not llstcd In the revlew documents. 4. The sctlons taken by the Pro)ect Officer Included: a. Reading the WBAMC Annual Historical Reports for the years 1944- 'l960, 1962, 1961, 1963-67, 1377-79. No other annual reports could be found. The Annual Hlstorlcal Reports added no lnfotmatlon for thls report. b. announclng the intent and progress of the lnvestigatlon at the WBAMC Admlnlsttative Staff meetlng on 14 February 1994, Personnel with information were requested to contact me. No contacts were made. c. revlewing the Department of Clfnlcal Investigation Annual Reports
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Scudlery, Health Physlcs Officer, WBAMC. Memoranda submltted by each is Included. This revlew seemed to establish the fact that most research lnvolvlng lonirlng radiation was done on newly-approved radfopharmaceutlcals, or soonto-be approved radfopharmaceutlcals, The Department of Cllnlcat Investigatlon has no patient records, consent forms or extenslve documentation on the listed research projects. I assume that these records have been rnalntalned by the Prlnclpfe lnvestigators. Further Information, If needed, can be obtained from Dr. Martin Nusynawltz, who was an fnvestlgator In most of these protocols. He currently lives In Houston, Texas. Project Officer, Human Radlation Research