"Radioisotopes "economy of promises
On the limits of biomedicine in public legitimization of nuclear activities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9744186 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Soraya Boudia (0000-0002-2141-2341, Université de Strasbourg, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Pages | 241-59 |
| Publication date | 2009-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Dynamis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0211-9536 • E-ISSN: 2340-7948 |
| Publisher | Editorial de la Universidad de Granada (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4321/s0211-95362009000100011 |
| PMID | 19852394 |
| OpenAlex | W2092938935 |
| SCIELO_PID | S0211-95362009000100011 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
This paper aims to examine the rise and the fall of biomedicine in the public legitimization of the development of nuclear energy. Until the late 1950s, biological and medical applications of radioisotopes were presented as the most important successes of the peaceful uses of atomic energy. I will argue that despite the major financial investment, the development of the uses of radioisotopes and their important impact on biology and clinical practices, the assessment of medical uses remained relatively limited. As consequence, the place of biomedicine in the public legitimization of financial investment and civilian uses of nuclear energy began to decline from the late 1950s
Atomic energy · Bioinformatics · Biomedicine · Political science · Radiochemistry · Radium · Social science · Sociology · Chemistry · International Science and Diplomacy · Science, Research, and Medicine · Twentieth Century Scientific Developments
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2013 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |