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  Vol. 254 No. 17, November 1, 1985 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Disposal of Low-Level Radioactive Waste

Impact on the Medical Profession

David R. Brill, MD; E. William Allen, MD; Letty G. Lutzker, MD; Kenneth A. McKusick, MD; Richard J. Petersen, MD; Oscar M. Powell, MD; G. John Weir, MD

JAMA. 1985;254(17):2449-2451.


Abstract

During 1985, low-level radioactive waste disposal has become a critical concern. The issue has been forced by the threatened closure of the three commercial disposal sites. The medical community has used radioactive isotopes for decades in nuclear medicine, radiation therapy, radioimmunoassay, and biomedical research. Loss of disposal capacity for radioactive wastes generated by these activities, by the suppliers of radioisotopes, and by pharmaceutical companies will have a profound impact on the medical profession.

(JAMA 1985;254:2449-2451)



Footnotes

The authors are members of the Ad Hoc Committee on Low-Level Radioactive Waste of the American College of Nuclear Physicians. This article represents their official position.

Reprint requests to Department of Special Imaging-Radiology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA 17822 (Dr Brill).



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