Re: Could chest X-rays (or Pu inhalation?) protect from lung cancer after

["Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@earthlink.net>]

> Does anyone
> know of similar studies conducted using low-dose total body irradiation as the
> post-exposure "therapy" used to suppress the development of lung tumors?

This has been performed extensively in Japan. There is a physician 
at John Hopkins in Baltimore who has performed total body 
irradiations. I suggest that you contact Dr. Jerry Cuttler, AECL, for 
details. He presented a workshop for our S. Calif. HPS Chapter 
recently. cuttlerj@aecl.ca
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