We continue our series on the Cancer Milestones in Treatment. Tremendous strides are being made in the development for new drugs and vaccines to counter the Cancer scourge.
1884
First recorded day surgery for a Brain Tumor by Sir Rickman Goodlee
1898
Physicists Marie and Pierre Curie discover radium and later use it to effectively treat tumors
1943
The first electron Linear Accelerator designed for radium therapy is developed. Today, this equipment is the most widely used treatment device in the Western World.
1949
Swedish neurosurgeon Lars Leksell invents a stereo tactic apparatus exclusively for human functional neurosurgery. In the late 1960's, Leksell further develops the Gamma Knife - today a popular radio surgical tool that has the ability to eradicate cancerous tissue with a single high dose of radiation.
This series of Cancer milestones to be continued. Acknowledgment curetoday.com Geoff
1884
First recorded day surgery for a Brain Tumor by Sir Rickman Goodlee
1898
Physicists Marie and Pierre Curie discover radium and later use it to effectively treat tumors
1943
The first electron Linear Accelerator designed for radium therapy is developed. Today, this equipment is the most widely used treatment device in the Western World.
1949
Swedish neurosurgeon Lars Leksell invents a stereo tactic apparatus exclusively for human functional neurosurgery. In the late 1960's, Leksell further develops the Gamma Knife - today a popular radio surgical tool that has the ability to eradicate cancerous tissue with a single high dose of radiation.
This series of Cancer milestones to be continued. Acknowledgment curetoday.com Geoff
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