Hall E J
J Surg Oncol. 1983 Dec;24(4):248-57. doi: 10.1002/jso.2930240403.
Radiation therapy is used in the treatment of about half of all cancer patients in the United States. The development of this specialty has been intimately involved with major advances in the physical sciences, from the discovery of x-rays by Roentgen and radium by the Curies, to the technological breakthroughs of World War II that led to the 60cobalt teletherapy unit and the modern linear accelerator--the principal treatment machines in use today. These historical events are described and the principal characters introduced.
在美国，约一半的癌症患者会接受放射治疗。这一专业的发展与物理科学的重大进展密切相关，从伦琴发现X射线以及居里夫妇发现镭，到二战期间的技术突破，这些突破带来了60钴远距离治疗机和现代直线加速器——当今使用的主要治疗设备。本文描述了这些历史事件并介绍了主要人物。
