Medical applications of synchrotron radiation

Conference · Tue Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:5821175

Thomlinson, W

Ever since the first diagnostic x-ray was done in the United States on February 3, 1896, the application of ionizing radiation to the field of medicine has become increasingly important. Both in clinical medicine and basic research the use of x-rays for diagnostic imaging and radiotherapy is now widespread. Radiography, angiography, CAT and PETT scanning, mammography, and nuclear medicine are all examples of technologies developed to image the human anatomy. In therapeutic applications, both external and internal sources of radiation are applied to the battle against cancer. The development of dedicated synchrotron radiation sources has allowed exciting advances to take place in many of these applications. The new sources provide tunable, high-intensity monochromatic beams over a wide range of energies which can be tailored to specific programmatic needs. This paper surveys those areas of medical research in which synchrotron radiation facilities are actively involved.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 5821175
• Report Number(s): BNL-46865; CONF-9110146--5; ON: DE92005041
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

550600* -- Medicine
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY
BREMSSTRAHLUNG
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSTIC USES
DISEASES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
IMAGES
MEDICINE
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
RADIATIONS
RADIOLOGY
RADIOTHERAPY
SYNCHROTRON RADIATION
THERAPEUTIC USES
THERAPY
TOMOGRAPHY
USES