Blessings of Atomic Energy - 1956 Part 8

Description

A film on the peaceful uses of radioisotopes in Japan. Reel 1 describes atoms and isotopes. Radioisotopes are bottled and mailed from the U.S., and are produced in the cyclotron in Tokyo's Scientific Institute. In Reel 2, radioisotopes are handled by remote control and synthesized into compounds in a laboratory of the National Institute of Agricultural Sciences in Tokyo for use in agricultural experiments. Reel 3 shows how radioisotopes are used to treat cancer, remove birthmarks, and trace particles in the human body at a Tokyo hospital. Reel 4 describes how radioisotopes are used to test for flaws in metal parts and to test the degree of erosion during a flood. Produced by USIS Tokyo.

Collection

Records of the U.S. Information Agency

Series

Moving Images Relating to U.S. Domestic and International Activities