Heavy Particles and the Bragg Peak in Therapy
Authors: JOHN H. LAWRENCE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1965)

Special Article1 February 1965Heavy Particles and the Bragg Peak in TherapyJOHN H. LAWRENCE, M.D., D.SC., F.A.C.P., CORNELIUS A. TOBIAS, PH.D., JOHN A. LINFOOT, M.D., JAMES L. BORN, M.D., ELWARD MANOUGIAN, M.D., JOHN LYMANJOHN H. LAWRENCE, M.D., D.SC., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, CORNELIUS A. TOBIAS, PH.D.Search for more papers by this author, JOHN A. LINFOOT, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JAMES L. BORN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ELWARD MANOUGIAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JOHN LYMANSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-62-2-400 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIt is indeed a pleasure and an honor to be asked to deliver a lecture honoring Dr. E. P. Richardson. He was our teacher during my third year of medical school and was in charge of bedside surgical rounds. He epitomized to all of us the finest in medicine and was himself a fine example of Harvard medical tradition.Before discussing recent clinical studies using heavy particles in therapy, we shall summarize more than 25 years' experience with them. For the first time, in the summer of 1935, I saw Wilson cloud chamber pictures demonstrating visually the ability of heavy...References1. LAWRENCELAWRENCE JHEO: The biological action of neutron rays. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 22: 124, 1936. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. LAWRENCETENNANT JHR: Comparative effects of neutrons and X-rays on whole body. J. Exp. Med. 66: 667, 1937. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. LAWRENCEAEBERSOLDLAWRENCE JHPCEO: The comparative effects of X-rays and neutrons on normal and tumor tissue. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 22: 543, 1936. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Berkeley, CaliforniaFrom the Donner Laboratory and Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, Calif.This report is based on the Richardson Memorial Lecture presented at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass., on May 31, 1963.Requests for reprints should be addressed to John H. Lawrence, M.D., Donner Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, Calif. 94720. 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