Depleted Uranium (DU) Follow-up Program Update

Abstract

Outstanding Questions: * Will health effects of DU develop in the cohort as it grows older? * What are the health effects of concern related to effects of DU embedded fragments on adjacent tissues? * Should even small pieces of DU shrapnel be removed? * Development of in Situ Surveillance Protocol * Objective: To identify and manage (prevent) health effects related to fragment retention * Risk of the development of tumors at fragment sites * Foreign body effects? Medical implants (hip, knee joints, dental implants, etc) - Bullets * Chemical effects? In Situ Imaging Methods for Surveillance of Fragments and Surrounding Tissue * Current using x-ray films to look for changes in the shape and other physical characteristics of the fragments * Exploring other available imaging methods for identifying pre-neoplastic lesions or primary stage tumors.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA539771

Entities

People

  • Katherine S. Squibb
  • Melissa A. Mcdiarmid

Organizations

  • University of Maryland, Baltimore

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carrier Proteins
  • Chemistry
  • Creatinine
  • Detection
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Frequency
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Joints (Anatomy)
  • Military Equipment
  • Proteins
  • Surveillance
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Tissues
  • Urine
  • Wounds And Injuries
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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