Der var ingen stråling til stede før 1944?
Albert Stevens
Plutoniumeksperimenterne var ikke isolerede begivenheder. I denne periode forsøgte kræftforskere at finde ud af, om visse radioaktive grundstoffer kunne være nyttige til behandling af kræft. Nylige undersøgelser af radium, polonium og uran viste sig at være grundlæggende for undersøgelsen af Pu-toksicitet. F.eks. viste forskning i polonium (en anden alfa-emitter), at kontaminering af prøveprøver var et stort problem, og derfor måtte man i februar 1945 oprette et rent rum i Los Alamos i Medical Labs Building.
Albert Stevens
The plutonium experiments were not isolated events. During this time, cancer researchers were attempting to discover whether certain radioactive elements might be useful to treat cancer. Recent studies on radium, polonium, and uranium proved foundational to the study of Pu toxicity. For example, polonium (another alpha emitter) research indicated that test sample contamination was a major concern, which is why a clean room had to be established at Los Alamos in February 1945 in the Medical Labs Building.
Albert Stevens