Radioactive isotopes from Oak Ridge, Tenn., are being used at the LSU School of Medicine to cast some light on the function and possible treatment of the liver and other vital organs. Until now, the liver, which is af fected by many diseases, has been pretty much of a mystery to medi cal men.
No human can survive without it land yet when it is injured doctor perform liver surgery with a prayer because it is almost always fatal.
"The study of what causes liver disease and how parts of the liver replace themselves after injury could well open a new field in liver surgery," Dr. Ralph W. Brauer, assistant professor of pharmacology who directs the bio-physics lab a LSU, said today. [PHOTO CAPTION READS] Handling 'Hot' Iodine
RADIOACTIVE IODINE from the Oak Ridge, Tenn., atomic pile is carefully removed from the 200-pound lead shipping container by Nicholas Picosia, left, a laboratory assistant, and Dr. Ralph W. Brauer. Rita Pessotti, also a laboratory assistant, stands by with an ionization chamber monitor to measure radiation. The group works behind a protective wall of lead bricks and heavy glass.
