Radiologic Defense

Pages 639-681, [1] pages. Stamps and ink notations on front cover. Footnotes. References. This contains many of the papers presented at the Eighteenth Annual Conference of Teachers of Clinical Radiology, held in Chicago on February 10, 1951. There are two small black ink marginal markings on page 680 (measuring 1-1/4 inches) and on page 81 (measuring 1/2 inch). Text is in English with some text in Spanish. Topics covered cover Mobilization of Health Resources for Defense, by W. H. Aufranc, M.D.; Injury from Atomic Bombs by Brig. Gen. Elbert DeCoursey, M.S., U.S.A. (Director, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C).; Thermal Radiation; Nuclear Radiation, Nuclear Radiation Injury; Preliminary Suggestions for Additional Teaching in Radiological Aspects of Atomic Defense, by Roger A. Harvey, M.D.; The Detection of Radiation Hazards: Instruments and Personnel, by William F. Bale, Ph.D,:includes summary and references; The Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment of Radiation Injuries Produced by Atomic Bombs, by Comdr. Eugene P. Cronkite, M.C., U.S.N.--including tables, figures, references, summary (in Spanish) and conclusion. Also includes articles on Radioactive decontamination; Evaluation of Radiologic Hazards and Therapy of Radiation Illness by Capt. C. F. Behrens, M.C., U.S.N. Reprinted from Radiology, Vol. 56, No. 5, Pages 639-81, May, 1951..…