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MEDPS-PO AMEDS Radioisotope Committee Reports

Preventive Medicine Div DATE 4 mT1 Lt Col Goldstein/61581/gen

Chief, Occupational Health Br IN TURN

The following quarterly radioisotope reports are forwarded for your information, action and/or comment:

Ireland Army Hospital, dated 14 (Incl 1). L.

Fitzsimons General Hospital, dated 16 April 1965 (Incl 2).

Brooke Army Medical Center, dated 13 April 1965 (Incl 3).

Third Army Medical Laboratory, dated 15 April 1965 (Incl 4).

William Beaumont General Hospital, dated 15 April 1965 with indorsement, Incl 5).

Tripler General Hospital, dated 19 April 1965 (Incl 6).

Woinack Army Hospital, dated 9 (Incl 7).

Walter Reed Army Medical Center, dated 24 April 1965 (Incl 8).

3 Incl as Lt Colonel, M. C. Preventive Medicine Division

Washington National Record Center Office of the Army Surgeon General D~~~~Ar-wn....i 17 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY HEADQUARTERS IRELAND ARMY HOSPITAL FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY 40121

AIBKIH-H 14 April 1965

SUBJECT: Radioisotopes in Hiiman Use Activities, RCS MED-197 Cuarterly Report fcbr 1st Quarter 1965

T 0: The Surgeon General Department of the Army ATTN: IViEDPS-PO Washington, D. C. 20315

1. Copy of the Minutes of Radioisotope Committee Meeting held on 13 April 1165 is attached.

2. A list of quantities of radioisotopes procured, used, and disposed of during this period and in storage at the end of the 1st Cuarter 1965 is attached.

3. No radioisotopes were used during this period which vary from the dosage range listed in Table 1 of the Appendix of AR 40-37.

1 Incl hl inute s

Washington National Record Center Office of the Army Surgeon General RapnrA r-rnrin 117 MINUT'ES OF THE: RADIOISOTOPE COMMITTEE

The quarterly meeting of the Radioisotope Committee was convened at 1030 hours on 13 April 1965 by the Chairman, Major John C. Osmer. Members in attendance were as follows: Lt Colonel R. H. Quinn, Chief, Preventive Medicine Lt Colonel Erwin Zimov, Chief, Supply Section Major John C. Osmer, Chiof, Radiology Service and Radiation Protection Officer

Major Michael E. Stebler, Chief, Laboratory Service

Major Melvin C. Williams, Chief, Department of Medicine and Chief, Radioisotope Laboratory

The numbers of patients and procedures handled by the Isotope Laboratory were reviewed. The continued increase in the laboratory activity was noted. No scanning is being done at present due to a serious mechanical breakdown in the obsolete unit which cannot be repaired. A new scanner is presently on order.

No other business was pending and the meeting was adjourned.

/ JOHN C. OSMER MAJOR MC Chairman

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. .. - . ... __ . . - . . . ~ -- Washington National Record Center Oflice of the Army Surgeon General n----J Qrnman 113 I NUMBER OF PATIENTS AND PROCEDURES, FIRST QUARTER 1965;

Uptake s - 2% Therapy -2

Schilling -1 Conversion Ratio - 5

rn I - 50 3 48 hour urine -1 -- 87 Procedures 28 Patients

FEBRUARY 1965 Uptakes - 35 Therapy -3 Sch.il1in.g -3 Conversion Ratio - 6 T - 60 3 RBG survival Proc e dure s - 66 - 113 Procedures 38 Patients

NARCH 1965 Uptakes - 30 Therapy -3 Schilling -1 Conversion Ratio - 6 T - 60 3 Placentagram - 1 HBC survival Procedures 25 -m Procedures 30 Patients

Washington National Record Center Of'fice of the Army Surgeon General -- I 449 I1 RADIOIS'I'OPBS PROCEDURES USED, DISPOSED OF DUHING THB FIRST QUARTER 1965 AND IN STORAGE AT END OF THE PXHIOD, --JANUARY 1965 1 January 1965 131 Oriodide I 1 - 347 - 104 Received 3 mc Used .81 mc Disposed 2.19 mc

67 days ,003 2.19 mc = .OO7 mc

5 January 1965 131 Oriodide I 1-350-1 25 Reoeived 3 mc Used 1.53 mc Disposed 1.47 mc 59 days .009 1.47 mc = ,013 mc

13 January 1965 131 Oriodide I .. 1-355-128 Received 3 inc Used .9l mc Disposed 2.09 mc 51 days .Ol3 2.09 mc = .027 mc

19 January 1965 131 Oriodide I 1-357-143 Re ce ived 3 mc Used -57 mc

Washington National Record Center Ofice of the Army Surgeon General D-rnrrl Crnlnn 112 I1 RADIOISOTOPES PROCEDURES USED, DISPOSED OF DURING 1’HE FIRST’ QUARTER 1965 AND IN STORAGE AT END OF 1’HE PERIOD. 19 January 1965 (continued)

Disposed 2.43 mc 45 days .022 2.43 mc = .O53 mc

26 January 1965 131 Oriodide I 1-363-102

Received 3 mc Used 075 mc Disposed 2.25 mc 38 days .06 2.25 mc = .Ol35 FEBiiUARY 1965 2 131 Oriodido I 1-36 6-143

Received 3 mc Used .6 mc Disposed 2.4 mc 34 days .Os5 2.4 mc = -013 mc 9 February 1965 131 Oriodide I 1-367 -162

Received 3 mc Used .52 nic Disposed 2.48 mc 27 days .1 2.48 mc = .248 mc

16 February 1965 131 Oriodide I 1-37 2 - 146

Received 3 mc

Disposed 2*46 mc 20 days .I8 2.46 mc = .amc

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Washington National Record Center Office of the Army Surgeon General - I- -a- I1 RADIOISOTOPES PROCEDUIiES USED, DISPOSED OF DURING THE FIRST QUARTER 1965’ AND IN STORAGE AT END OF L’HE PERIOD.

17 February 1965 131 Oriodide I 1-372-152 Received 4 mc Used 4 mc Disposed 0 mc

17 Febrpary 1965 131- Oriodide I I -3 72 -174 Rec e ived 5 mc Used 4.4 mc Disposed .6 mc 19 days .20 .6 mc = ..L2 mc

17 February 1965 131- Oriodide 5 1-372-185 Received 6 mc

Used 0 mc On hand 6 mc 54 days .010 6 mc = -06

23 February 1965 131- Oriodide I 1-377-112

Received 3 mc Used .I5 mc On hand 2.85 mc 48 days .Ol7 2.s mc = .048 mc

Oriodide I 1-380-142

Washington National Record Center Office of the Army Surgeon General Rerord Grour, 112 I1 RADIOISOTOPES PROCEDURES USED, DISPOSED OF DURING THX FIB82 QUARTER 1965 AND IN STORAGE AT Elm OF THE PERIOD. 2 March 1965 (Continued) On hand 2.55 mc 39 days .036 2.55 mc = .092 mc 3 March 1965 131 Oriodide I 1-382-114

Received 7 mc

Used 7 mc Disposed 0 mc 9 March 1965 131 Oriodide I 1-382-176

Re ce ived 3 mc Used 0 mc

On hand 3 mc 34 days ,055 3 mc = -16 mc 16 March 1965 131 Oriodide I I -3 87 -1.44,

Re c e ive d 3 mc Used 1.05 mc On hand 1.95 mc 27 days .10 1.95 mc = .I95 mc 23 March 1965 131 Oriodide I 1-392-102

Re c e ived 3 mc Used 0 mc

On hand 3 mc 20 days .18 3 mc = .54tnc

Washington National Record Center Office of the Army Surgeon General - - - dl.? 11 RADIOISOTOI%S PROCEDUIUS USED, DISPOSED OF% DURING THE FIHS'l' QUARTER 1965 AND IN STORAGE AT END OF THE PERIOD. March 1965 (Continued) 23 March 1965 131 Oriodide I 1-392-111

Received 5 mc Used 5 mc Disposed 0 mc

30 March 1965 131 Oriodide I 1 -3 94- 139 Received 3 mc

Used On hand 2.55 mc 13 days .33 2.55 mc = .84 mc

9 February 1965 51 Rachromate Cr Cr-633-30 Heceived 2 mc Used .6 mc On hand 1.4 mc 62 days ,2132 1.4 mc = .298 mc

2 March 1965 131 Risia I X-ss9A-32

Received 1 mc

Used .02 mc On hand .sa mc 41 days .O3O .98 mc = -029 mc

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