Linear Accelerator to Treat Retinoblastoma 1957
| Title: | Linear Accelerator to Treat Retinoblastoma 1957 |
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| Description: | Gordon Isaacs, the first patient treated with the linear accelerator (radiation therapy) for retinoblastoma in 1957, sitting on a table. Gordon's right eye was removed January 11, 1957 because the cancer had spread. His left eye, however, had only a localized tumor that prompted Henry Kaplan to try to treat it with the electron beam. Gordon's vision in the left eye returned to normal. |
| Topics/Categories: | Historical -- Technology and Treatment |
| Type: | B&W, Photo (JPEG format) |
| Source: | Stanford University |
| Creator: | Unknown Photographer |
| AV Number: | AV-5700-3472 |
| Date Created: | 1957 |
| Date Added: | January 1, 2001 |
| Reuse Restrictions: | None - This image is in the public domain and can be freely reused. Please credit the source and, where possible, the creator listed above. |