U.S. radiation expert consults with Japanese doctors

U.S. radiation expert consults with Japanese doctors

TOKYO, Japan - Robert Gale (center), a U.S. expert on treatment of victims of radiation exposure, discuss with two Japanese doctors Oct. 2 at the University of Tokyo Hospital. They are discussing how to treat three Japanese workers exposed to radiation last week at a nuclear-processing plant in Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture.

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