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Edition: | 1st |
Publisher: | Springer Nature |
ISBN: | 1-4614-4923-5 (1461449235) |
ISBN-13: | 978-1-4614-4923-2 (9781461449232) |
Binding: | Hardcover |
Copyright: | 2013 |
Publish Date: | 12/12 |
Weight: | 0.83 Lbs. |
Pages: | 153 |
Subject Class: | G-S (General Science (Non Medical)) |
Return Policy: | Returns accepted up to 12 months provided no other recalls or return restrictions apply. |
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Abstract: | For the latter half of the 20th century, cobalt-60 units were the mainstay of radiation treatments for cancer. Cobalt Blues describes the development of the first cobalt-60 unit in the United States and the man behind it, Leonard Grimmett. Conceptually conceived before World War II, it only became possible because of the development of nuclear reactors during the war. Although Grimmett conceived of and published his ideas first, the Canadians built the first units because of the capability of their reactor to produce more suitable cobalt-60 sources. This book tells the story of how Grimmett and others came together at the time that the U S Atomic Energy Agency was pushing the use of radioactivity in medicine. Due to his sudden death, very little information about Grimmett was known until recently, when various documents have come to light, allowing the full story to be told. |
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