The University of Alabama’s newest cancer-killing cyclotron was installed
On Mar. 5, 2019, Emma, the 90-ton cyclotron that is the centerpiece of the new proton therapy initiative at…
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Diagnostics | Imaging | Medical Device | Neurology | Oncology | Radiology
UW Medical Center first in nation to install next-generation PET/CT scanner
On Jan. 13, 2006, the University of Washington (UW) Medical Center became the first hospital in the country…
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The world’s first superconducting cyclotron built to treat cancer was installed in Gershenson Radiation Oncology Center
In 1991, the world’s first superconducting cyclotron built to treat cancer was installed at the Gershenson Radiation Oncology…
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Washington University in St Louis received the first cyclotron installed at U.S. academic medical center
In 1941, Washington University in St. Louis received the first cyclotron installed at a U.S. academic medical center….
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Radioactive isotope first used to treat human disease
On Dec. 24, 1936, John Lawrence, known as the “father of nuclear medicine,” treated a a 28-year-old patient…
