The number of reporting research facilities in the current database is 35. Fourteen of these research facilities are DOE laboratories and 21 are non-DOE laboratories (such as Hospitals and Universities). Of the 35 reporting research facilities only one is located outside the United States and that one is in Italy (Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico di Modena). The combined research facilities reported 225 projects that amounted to a budget of approximately $49,170,807. The number of human subjects that participated in these studies was approximately 31,502. Because epidemiological studies were included in this database the total number of human subjects reported is not representative of actual people participating but includes a large number of records from human subjects. In fact, 28,934 human subjects were part of 81 research projects that relate to epidemiological studies. The budget for these epidemiological studies was $29,157,525. The 21 non-DOE facilities reported 28 projects that amounted to a budget of $23,804,438 and the participation of 5,496 human volunteers.
Sixty-two of the 225 projects listed in this database were not supported by DOE grants. The reason these projects were listed in the DOE's Human Subjects Database was because the research was performed in DOE laboratories or by DOE employees. The budget for these 62 projects was approximately $8,855,662 and they included 6,502 human volunteers.
Twenty-two research projects reported this year received support from both DOE and non-DOE grants. The budget for these projects was approximately $9,093,557. The participation of human volunteers in these research projects was 2,485.
Of the 35 research facilities listed in this database, Brookhaven National Laboratory reported the most projects. They reported 46 research projects that amounted to $4,472,500 and 856 human volunteers.
Of the 225 projects listed in this database approximately 64 involved human exposure to radiation. The nature of the exposure was therapeutic, clinical, or occupational. The number of human volunteers participating in these studies was 4,335, amounting to a budget of $23,907,408. In all of the studies the radiation used was as a tracer to facilitate imaging or other studies, or for diagnostic and/or therapeutic reasons. DOE does NOT support any research in which the effect of radiation upon humans per se is the object of study.
Additional information on individual studies is available in the body of the database. Questions relating to projects may be directed to the listed point of contact (POC).