LATE CLINICAL CHANGES FOLLOWING THE INTERNAL DEPOSITION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
Authors: W B LOONEY
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1955)

Article1 February 1955LATE CLINICAL CHANGES FOLLOWING THE INTERNAL DEPOSITION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALSWILLIAM B. LOONEY, M.D.WILLIAM B. LOONEY, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-42-2-378 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONThe increasing medical, military and industrial use of radioactive materials has made the knowledge of the late effects of internally deposited radio-elements of considerable importance. The principal sources of clinical material are individuals who were employed as luminous dial workers, individuals who received radium medically, and individuals who received Thorotrast in diagnostic radiology 10 to 40 years ago.The information gained from the study of the late effects of internally deposited radioactive materials can be used in the following ways : (1) The clinical information will serve as a guide for the diagnosis, management and treatment of patients who...Bibliography1. AbrahamsonO'ConnerAbrahamson LMHM: Bilateral alveolar lung carcinoma, associated with the injection of Thorotrast, Irish J. M. Sc. 6: 229-235, 1950. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. AllenBowingRountree EVHHLG: The use of radium in internal medicine, J.A.M.A. 88: 164-168, 1927. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. AmoryBunch HIRF: Perivascular injection of Thorotrast and its sequelae, Radiology 51: 831-838 (Dec.) 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Bethesda, Maryland*Presented as a Morning Lecture at the Thirty-fifth Annual Session of the American College of Physicians, Chicago, Illinois, April 9, 1954.The opinions and assertions contained herein are the private ones of the writer and are not to be construed as official, or reflecting the views of the Navy Department or the Naval Establishment at large. 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