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PARTICXPATION TRE RADIOISOTOPE TRAIHIWG COURSE 1. Referenos i s made t o the attaohed letter Pram Ilr. F. EIak t o the undersigned dated &oh 14, 1947, and the ooulrsle outlinad, *The Use of Radioaot5.w Ieatopes as Traoers m d Therapeutic Agents2 Course o f Ledura8 and Ikmonstration6 t o be, giwn a t Vauderbilt Wnlvsreity, l?lashville, Tennearme, in Cooperetion with Clinton Laboratories and the 1 Oak Ridge Institute of‘ Nualsar Studies. April 21-26, 1947.” 2. The owae propoearr t o gitlb the enrolleesr B. Eaokgraund in the theory of atoasio energy prtinehf 00 the produotian and use of radioaotim isotoper a8 tracers and +her&- Theory and prarrtioe of the u3e of radioisotope IBB tracers. haburets and olfnioal honstrations i n the utilisatim of’ radioisotopes as therapeutic agents. of radioaotive mahrials Ln f’mdapysntal and applied medfoal meearoh. 5. Attendmas a t this training oourse ha8 beao limited to thet p & 9 medioal profession and etsff. personnel of m e d i o a l h8tihthW3 of the South. Reaponas reoelved to date 3.ndioa-s that more than 100 asdiaal t h i s propam. Sections 1 (b) (1). 3 (a) (41, and 6 ( o I ( 9 of Publfo ,Law 586, An A o t for the bvcslopmnt and Control of Atomia Energy, arb oiteB BE) the authority for this oooparatian. interest to the Gwernnant m y be antioipatsd from this progrrunz The undersignad recromgends thst teohnfoal peremnel associated The following results of a. An inoreaae in the number of workerr trained in the tsohniques an& uses of rdiorotfvu zmterials. The need of au fnureared b. An inarea8s h Cha number of arsdiorrl dootors intereeted There is great need for doutors expsrienoed 5x1 rsdlaticxn , and sxperienoed in the problem nesooiatmd w i t h %he uoe of rrdioaot;ivm hasarde m d health monittorinl;. a. Impromrment of teahniques and fnoraassd intrereert of those clurrenCly using radioaotive materiale in the investigation of
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a. He attend, na part of his a~6igneddutise, this trainlag program in order t o present Zsoturs 0-6, 'The Cyolofran and the C h a h Reatotiag Uranium Pile," and t o be available for disouraions of problem arrooleted with ths distribution and UIB o f radiomotive i80t;opes. b. Dr. Nathan Roodruff aktend, as part of hir asrigpsd dutiea, this pr0e;l.m kr order t o preside ovwr aertain seaaians as lndioated on the attaahed program and t o be available for bisoussioas and obbr tL88iat ~ c l sthat he Enay offer 6. The undersigned and I&. Peoodruff w i l l arrange our a%tendmQe at the program In suoh a m8LM4r as to inour B m i n a amount of inferferenoe w i t h the normal f'unotlms of the Isotopers E3rauroh.