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                SCHOOL OF AVIATION MEDICINE (SAM)

OVERVIEW

Type of institution: Military research and education

Mission: Education for flight medicine; research laboratory; hospital 
for aviation medicine

Links: Los Alamos; Oak Ridge; NASA; Army Chemical Corps, and research 
universities such as the University of Chicago.

Experiments or other radiation research: Total body irradiation (early 
50's);Flash blindness (1952); space medicine (bed rest studies using 
isotopes and x-rays);studies of radiation and oral tissues (e.g. 
dental x-rays)

Secret or classified research: Yes: bomb studies known, others 
acknowledged, but not yet explored

AVAILABLE DATA 

Experiments: 
*    Histories of research program: Detailed program histories 
     received, being reviewed
*    "Start/stop" documents for specific experiments/programs: Some 
     located; others identified and requested
*    Publications or reports for specific experiments/programs : Some, 
     more being sought

Program:
*    Record of chains of command for program decisions and review : 
     Detailed program histories and organizational materials
*    Funding source: Air Force; some Armed Forces Special Weapons 
     Project and AEC funding

Was there secret or classified funding? Not yet established, but 
believed likely based on role in bomb studies
Consent:  What was the extant consent policy? 
          According to a retired officer, consent was obtained
*    The  institutional form for the policy:  Not known
*    Records of implementation: Not known

Subject selection:
	Airmen, troops, some charity cases at associated hospital. 
Use of prisoners discussed, but implementation unknown

OVERSIGHT

          Structure for research review existed, detail remain to be 
explored.

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