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Title:
LETTER TO THE DIRECTOR, SUBJECT: DEVELOPMENT OF A COBALT THERAPY TECHNIQUE WHICH ENABLES THE RAYS TO BE DIRECTED TO A SPECIFIC DISEAASED AREA WITHOUT AFFECTING SURROUNDING CELLS
Subject Terms:
HREX; CANCER; CLINICAL; HUMAN; PATIENT; PION RADIOTHERAPY; PIONS; THERAPY
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type:
CORRESPONDENCE, LETTERS, MEMOS
Publication Date:
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0002
Accession Number:
NV0712851
OpenNet Entry Date:
1995 Feb 17
OpenNet Modified Date:
2017 Dec 21
Description/Abstract:
WRITER HAS HEARD A REPORT FROM OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY ON THE DEVELOPMEN OF A COBALT THERAPY TECHNIQUE WHICH ENABLES THE RAYS TO BE DIRECTED TO A SPECIFIC DISEASED AREA WITHOUT AFFECTING SURROUNDING CELLS, THUS ENABLES LARGER DOSES TO BE GIVEN TO THE TUMOR. THE REPORT STATES THE TECHNIQUE OR EQUIPMENT BEING AVAILABLE AT THREE RESEARCH INSTITUTES, O E OF WHICH IS LOS ALAMOS. WRITER HAS A THREE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO HA A BRAIN TUMOR. WRITER DESCRIBES THE CHILD'S SYMPTOMS, TREATMENT, AND PLANNED TREATMENT IN THE FUTURE, WRITER ASKS IF CHILD COULD RECEIVE MORE "COBALT" WITH THIS ADVANCED THERAPY.