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Science 26 June 1964:
Vol. 144. no. 3626, pp. 1573 - 1575
DOI: 10.1126/science.144.3626.1573
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Radium-226, Radium-228, Lead-210, and Fluorine in Persons With Osteogenic Sarcoma

H. F. Lucas Jr. 1, R. B. Holtzman 1, and D. C. Dahlin 2

1 Radiological Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois
2 Section of Surgical Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

Concentrations of the naturally occurring alpha-emitting radioelements, radium-226, radium-228, and lead-210, and of stable lead and fluorine were determined in bone specimens from 32 individuals having a verified osteogenic sarcoma. Comparison of these results with those for the average person showed no significant differences in either the absorbed dose (rad) from the accumulated radioisotopes or in the concentrations of the elements studied.

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