MEDDH-SP				12 November 1958

MEMORANDUM FOR:  COLONEL HULLINGHORST


SUBJECT:   Application for Research Contract, "Metabolic Changes
	   in Humans Following Total Body Radiation, "submitted
	   by Eugene L. Saenger, MD, College of Medicine at
	   University of Cincinnati.


1.	This proposal has received favorable comment from Colonel
Maupin, Colonel Isherwood, Colonel Hartgering, and Colonel Cox.
In the opinion of the undersigned, it will augment work being done
by Dr. Collins of Baylor and the Sloan-Kettering Institute who
are working with humans.  Since this proposal will deal with
Amino-aciduria or studying urine samples of irradiated patients,
it may lead to a possible biological dosimeter.

2.	In that most people regard urinalysis as a commonplace
thing in a physical examination, it would lend itself easily
to field testing as compared to some of the more exotic tests
for bio-effects of radiation.

3.	Recommend AMS support this contract at a cost of 
$21,775.00 per annum.



				Sgd.  Arthur D. sullivan
			 	Lt Colonel, MSC
				Asst Chief, Biophysics & Astronautics
				Research Branch

1 Incl
   Application as Above
   w/Comments