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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY FORT JACKSON, SOUTH CAROUNA 291075720 MEMORANDUM THRU Chief Department of Information Management, ATTN: ATXJ-IM Fort Jackson, South Carolina For Chief, Clinical Investigation Regulatory Office, ATTN: HSMCGCI, 1608 Stanley Road, AMEDD Center 6( School, Fort Sam SUBJECT: Human Radiation Research 1. Reference Memorandum dated 28 January 1994. 2.Several efforts were made t o research records and resources relating t o the subject. First of all, the Nuclear Regulatory License to use byproduct radioactive materials on humans a t Moncrief Army Community Hospital was established in 1972. to that, there are no records available to demonstrate research on humans with radiation. 3 . Secondly, research w a s done by the medical records custodian, looking specifically at records which were identified with(PRI) Personnel Reliability Indicators. All retired records were sent t o the National Record Center in St. Louis, MO. A statement from the medical records custodian i s enclosed. 4. Thirdly, research was conducted at the F o r t Jackson's Museum on 16 and 24 February. different types of operations performed during the late 1940's. However, there w a s not listed in the ledger a description of either how the surgery was performed or with what devices, only the patient's name and type of surgery. showed evidence of research performed on humans w i t h the use of radiation. A statement for the Museum Representative is enclosed. Also, a statement from t h e Adjutant General is A ledger was donated which listed No other archives 5. Finally, on 25 February 1994, Dr. Kent M. Plowman, COL MC, Chief of Clinical Investigations at Dwight David Eisenhower, Fort Gordon, Georgia was contacted.He stated that clinical investigational work from F o r t Jackson, would have been reviewed by this service. The first clinical investigation documented was in the late 70's. It was an intraocular lens study, which did not involve radiation.
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SUBJECT: Human Research Radiation 6. In conclusion, the research of records for this installation, Fort Jackson, S.C., does not show evidence of radiation research 7 . For more information contact the Project Officer, CPT FOR THE COMMANDER: Deputy Commander, Clinical services
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VIEW THE NOTE Nte and time 02/15/94 54:21:36 Subject: Reply t o Request by CPT Cummings, Prev Hed The Adjutant General'8 Divieion hae no reccrrde regarding radiation hating. END OF NOTE
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY FORT JACKSON, SOUTH CAROLINA 29207.5720 MBMOBANDUH ETOR Chief, Preventive Medicine Service SUBJECT: Records dearch for Personnel Radiation T@8ting 1. The purpose of this memorandum is t o rclport that the Patient Administration Division (PAD) has conducted an extsnrrlve march for nuclear surety records as we11 a8 any other medical records identifying those who may have been involved with personnel 2 . Approximately 90,000 medical records were rroviewed for special markings or other indicatars; nons were found to contain information regarding subject request. Chief, Patient Admlnlstration
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MEMORANDUM FOR Preventive Medicine Service SUBJECT: Research Medical Files 1, The F o r t Jackson Museum do not have any medical files in our reference collection. However, we do have old post newspaper, and a ledger listing patients and their treatment. Entries i n this ledger 2. The reference information we have was available to CPT Cumminqs when she came in on 15 February 1994, Fort Jacksan Museum