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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 616.9897 EAN: 9780195107920 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0195107926 Label: Oxford University Press, USA Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 656 Publication Date: June 06, 1996 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Studio: Oxford University Press, USA Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: This book describes in fascinating detail the variety of experiments sponsored by the U.S. government in which human subjects were exposed to radiation, often without their knowledge or consent. Based on a review of hundreds of thousands of heretofore unavailable or classified documents, this Report tells a gripping story of the intricate relationship between science and the state. Under the thick veil of government secrecy, researchers conducted experiments that ranged from the mundane to such egregious violations as administering radioactive tracers to mentally retarded teenagers, injecting plutonium into hospital patients, and intentionally releasing radiation into the environment. This volume concludes with a discussion of the Committee's key findings and guidelines for changes in institutional review boards, ethics rules and policies, and balancing national security interests with individual rights. Ethicists, public health professionals and those interested in the history of medicine and Cold War history will be intrigued by the findings of this landmark report. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Not a very smooth read...I have no idea of the accuracy or inaccuracy of the information in this book, but as a medical student and engineer and interested reader, I can say it is not a smooth read. You must wade through many wordy paragraphs to find small nuggets of poorly organized information. I find it difficult to believe that this was a "report" -- you certainly can't dial up any desired info very easily by checking the table of contents -- you have to really hunt for stuff, and then may find yourself disappointed ... Read More Rating: - Fascinating Study In Government WhitewashingThe government's theory is that these periodic "We're sorry and it will never happen again" blue ribbon committees will assuage the public and make us forget the outrage. Read it and then ask, "Why wasn't anyone sentenced to life in prison for crimes against humanity?" Rating:  - Excellent scientific treatment of a very difficult subject.For the first time, an interested reader is able to find a clear treatment of a very sensitive issue in one comprehensive volume. The report presents the facts with a minimum of editorial or political "spin" and represents a critical step forward in our understanding of the Cold War's effects on innocent civilians as well as our atomic veterans, who were used as military guinea pigs. Readable, understandable, and objective, this work is highly recommended for all who want to take a critical look ... Read More Rating:  - "A Waste Of My Time""The Final Account of The Advisory Committee On Radiation Experiments" was a piece of governmental and military "PR"...It's intent was to entertain the naive and satisfy the the DOE, DOD and other agencies, That set forth to close the books on unethical experimentation that took place during the Cold-War era. The report in some references is purefiction, lies and half-truths desinged to down play the victims,so as to not be accountable for what the govenment and miliary did. 
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