THE THERAPEUTIC USE OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS IN MALIGNANCY
Authors: P F HAHN, C W SHEPPARD
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1948)

Article1 March 1948THE THERAPEUTIC USE OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS IN MALIGNANCYP. F. HAHN, C. W. SHEPPARDP. F. HAHNSearch for more papers by this author, C. W. SHEPPARDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-28-3-598 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDuring the past year there have been numerous allusions to the rôle to be played in medicine by the developments in atomic fission. The uninitiated reader might infer that such applications are something solely to be looked for in the future, contingent on a considerable amount of developmental research. There is no need to argue the need for fundamental investigation in this field. The need will always exist regardless of our progress. However, for the better part of 10 years, methods and tools of nuclear physics have been applied to medicine. 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Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: P. F. HAHN; C. W. SHEPPARDAffiliations: Nashville, Tennessee*Received for publication July 1, 1947.From the Laboratories of Cancer Research, Meharry Medical College, and the Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee.This work was made possible by a grant from the Donner Foundation. 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