TO THE EDITOR: The November 1990 issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine contained
an article by Palash R. Ghosh reviewing recent studies that examined possible links …

TO THE EDITOR: Response of the normal spleen to radia tion has been a topic subject to
different interpretations. Over a short period of time, following inclusion in a therapeutic …

followed, in only one did an accessory or splenotic spleen reach a †œnormal― size. Is
the equilibration size of the organ less than normal because of inadequate stimuli, a …

The presence of splenic tissues in such situations can usually be de tected by a functional
indicator, such as uptake of technetium-99m-99mTc) sulfur colloid, indium-111-oxine-white …

TO THE EDITOR: Wehavereadwithconsiderableinterest the recent article by W. Huda and
JW Scrimger on †œIrradi ation of Volunteers in Nuclear Medicine―(1). We have re cently …

I causes ofthe patients' deaths. Some critics have stated that the radiation— hour-long
exposures, of up to 300 rads— causedmany ofthe patients to die, whereas the researchers …

TO THE EDITOR: In recent times, there has been concern about the harmful effects of
radiation from diagnostic procedures such as CT. The BEIR VII report (1) invoked data …

11). Even more speculative comments concerning the relationship between radiation
exposure and cancer incidence and mortality appear periodical ly in news media accounts …

During a whirlwind week I was able to meet with officials from the US Food and Drug
Administration, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, National Institutes of Health …

Theadvisorycommitteelistedsome other limitations of the report. The committee noted that it
might be too early to properly evaluatethe health risks associated with living near nuclear …