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Overview
The Human Radiation Experiments Information
Management System was originally commissioned by the
Department of Energy. It was designed by Argonne
National Laboratory to allow users to search for
imaged historical radiation documents that have gone
through the OCR (Optical Character Recognition)
process. The Department of Energy desired to create a
simple, accessible collection of historical records
on radiation experiment research. HREX currently
contains over 250,000 pages of historical documents
from the following agencies: Department of Defense
(DoD), Department of Energy (DOE), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of
Veterans' Affairs (VA), Central Intelligence Agency
(CIA), and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA). HREX users can customize their
search using the Advanced Features to find the
records they need.
The creation of this database began in 1993 with a
system of locating and identifying the records of
human radiation experiments conducted by the
different agencies. The documents are related to
experiments conducted at both government and
non-government facilities, beginning in the 1940s.
HREX affords users the ability to see the historical
context in which these experiments took place. The
agencies contribute valuable information to this
ongoing effort . This initiative is close to
completion. However, case research will continue
until all cases are thoroughly addressed.
You are encouraged to try this 4-minute HREX tutorial.
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