A brief history of the Harvard University cyclotrons / Richard Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, Richard, 1926-

Contributor:

Allan and Philip Carlson Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Harvard Cyclotron Laboratory--History.

Harvard Cyclotron Laboratory.

Cyclotrons--Massachusetts--Cambridge--History--20th century.

Cyclotrons.

Radiotherapy--Massachusetts--Cambridge--History--20th century.

Radiotherapy.

History.

Massachusetts--Cambridge.

Physical Description:

viii, 198 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Dept. of Physics, 2004.

Summary:

In 1937, Harvard University built its first cyclotron, which was subsequently requisitioned by the U.S. Army and taken to Los Alamos in 1943. The second cyclotron, one of the world's longest-running accelerators, was finished in 1949 and operated until 2002. In its first 20 years, the cyclotron's primary use was for nuclear physics, particularly for understanding the interaction between two nucleons. During the next 30 years, the emphasis switched to treating patients with proton radiotherapy. A total of 9,115 patients were treated by this method and the treatment has been copied all over the world. This book describes the work of the Harvard cyclotron during its 50 years of operation and includes references to about 500 publications and 40 student theses from the work.

Contents:

Introduction

Historical background

A brief timeline

The first Harvard University cyclotron

The second Harvard cyclotron, 1945-1955

The second Harvard cyclotron, 1955-1967

Proton radiotherapy, first steps (1961-1967)

Who wanted the cyclotron? Who would pay for it? (1967-1973)

Proton radiography and calcium measurements

Proton radiotherapy, the continued work (1975-2002)

Other experiments: radiation damage studies

Other experiments: cross-sections for radionuclide production

Other experiments: radionuclide production for medicine and physics

Other non cyclotron experiments in the cyclotron laboratory: the CAT scanner

Rip

World wide charged particle patient totals / prepared by Janet Sisterson

Harvard Cyclotron Laboratory: 50th anniversary - a symposium celebrating 50 years of proton beams at the Harvard Cyclotron Laboratory (HCL)

Published work from Harvard Cyclotron Laboratory.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Allan and Philip Carlson Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

067401460X

OCLC:

53970783