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Linear Accelerators

Linear Accelerators. By Charles Flynn BME 181. Cancer. Uncontrolled cell growth Malignant/ Benign 200 different types. Ways to fight it. Surgery Radiology Linear Accelerator. Linear Accelerators . Who created it Why did they do it How it works. Newest Machines. Varian IX

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Linear Accelerators

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  1. Linear Accelerators By Charles Flynn BME 181

  2. Cancer • Uncontrolled cell growth • Malignant/ Benign • 200 different types

  3. Ways to fight it • Surgery • Radiology • Linear Accelerator

  4. Linear Accelerators • Who created it • Why did they do it • How it works

  5. Newest Machines • Varian IX • Use of x-ray/CAT scan before use

  6. Problems • Past Machines (THERAC-25) • Program mistakes • Programs fixed after much testing • Machine is still in use today

  7. reference • Baker, Mitzi. "Medical Linear Accelerator Celebrates 50 Years of Treating Cancer." Medical Linear Accelerator Celebrates 50 Years of Treating Cancer. Stanford News, 18 Apr. 2007. Web. 06 Apr. 2013. • "Cancer Prevalence: How Many People Have Cancer?" Cancer Prevalence: How Many People Have Cancer? American Cancer Society, 23 Oct. 1012. Web. 06 Apr. 2013. • "Linear Accelerator." - Cancer Treatment & Technology. Intermountain Healthcare, 2013. Web. 06 Apr. 2013. • "Linear Accelerator." (LINAC). Radiological Society of North America, Inc., 7 Mar. 2013. Web. 06 Apr. 2013. • Porrello, Anne M. "Death and Denial: The Failure of the THERAC-25, AMedical Linear Accelerator." Death and Denial: The Failure of the THERAC-25, AMedical Linear Accelerator. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Apr. 2013.

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