Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Cobalt therapy" in English language version.
On October 27, 1951, the world's first cancer treatment with Cobalt-60 radiation took place at Victoria Hospital. This marked an important milestone for both the fight against cancer and Canada's emergence as a leader in the field of radiotherapy. Today, London Health Sciences Centre is pleased to acknowledge the 60th anniversary of this tremendous medical breakthrough.
It is perhaps fitting, given the symbolic emphasis that the War Memorial Children's Hospital placed on turning the spoils of war to the benefits of peace, that this facility became the first place in the world to use the Cobalt-60 Beam Therapy Unit (the Cobalt Bomb) in the treatment of a Cancer patient, on October 27, 1951.
The always energetic man struggled to go back to the Disney studios after the operation, but the chemotherapy and cobalt X-ray treatments drained him of both his creative and physical powers. He was rushed back to St. Joseph's Hospital two weeks later and died of "circulatory collapse" on the morning of Dec. 15.
In 1951, University of Saskatchewan medical physicist Dr. Harold Johns and his graduate students became the first researchers in the world to successfully treat a cancer patient using cobalt-60 radiation therapy. This innovative technology—dubbed the "cobalt bomb" by the media—revolutionized cancer treatment and saved the lives of millions of cancer patients around the world.
Present price of radium is $25 per milligram, $25,000 per gram, $700,000 per ounce.
In 1951, University of Saskatchewan medical physicist Dr. Harold Johns and his graduate students became the first researchers in the world to successfully treat a cancer patient using cobalt-60 radiation therapy. This innovative technology—dubbed the "cobalt bomb" by the media—revolutionized cancer treatment and saved the lives of millions of cancer patients around the world.
It is perhaps fitting, given the symbolic emphasis that the War Memorial Children's Hospital placed on turning the spoils of war to the benefits of peace, that this facility became the first place in the world to use the Cobalt-60 Beam Therapy Unit (the Cobalt Bomb) in the treatment of a Cancer patient, on October 27, 1951.
On October 27, 1951, the world's first cancer treatment with Cobalt-60 radiation took place at Victoria Hospital. This marked an important milestone for both the fight against cancer and Canada's emergence as a leader in the field of radiotherapy. Today, London Health Sciences Centre is pleased to acknowledge the 60th anniversary of this tremendous medical breakthrough.
The always energetic man struggled to go back to the Disney studios after the operation, but the chemotherapy and cobalt X-ray treatments drained him of both his creative and physical powers. He was rushed back to St. Joseph's Hospital two weeks later and died of "circulatory collapse" on the morning of Dec. 15.
Present price of radium is $25 per milligram, $25,000 per gram, $700,000 per ounce.
