Re: Help on Nuclear Medicine History

["Dr. M. Pillay -DDHK Nuclear Medicine" <pillay@ngoh.azr.nl>]

> Datum verzending: Tue, 24 Oct 95 13:19:04 -0500
> Stuur antw. aan:  radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
> Van:              vernig.peter@forum.va.gov
> Aan:              Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
> Onderwerp:        Help on Nuclear Medicine History

> I am trying to close my books on the investigation of human radiation
> experimentation.  I am trying to respond to an inquiry about what might
> be a Schillings Test, circa 1958.  Can anyone out there tell me roughly
> when it was developed?
>  
> Anything known about early use like dose, route of administration would
> also be apreciated.
>  
> Peter G. Vernig, VA Medical Center, Denver 303-399-8020 ex 2447
> vernig.peter@forum .va.gov


Peter,

The Schillings test was first proposed by R.F. Schilling in 1953, 
thereafter modified by Ellenbogen et al in 1955, and Rath,McCurdy and 
Duffy in 1957.

Regards,

Mike