_Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine_, 45 minutes, sound, color,
1962. Produced by the Fordel Films for the Bureau of Medicine and
Surgery of the U. S. Navy. This semitechnical film demonstrates the
procedures devised for naval hospitals to protect against the gamma
radiation emitted from materials used in radiation therapy.
The following films in the Magic of the Atom Series were produced by the
Handel Film Corporation. They are each 12½ minutes long, have sound, and
are in black and white.
_The Atom and the Doctor_ (1954) shows three applications of
radioisotopes in medicine: testing for leukemia and other blood
disorders with radioiron; diagnosis of thyroid conditions with
radioiodine; and cancer research and therapy with radiogallium.
_The Atom in the Hospital_ (1961) (available in color and black and
white) illustrates the following facilities at the City of Hope
Medical Center in Los Angeles: the stationary cobalt source that is
used to treat various forms of malignancies; a rotational therapy unit
called the “cesium ring”, which revolves around the patient and
focuses its beam on the diseased area; and the total-body irradiation
chamber for studying the effects of radiation on living things.
Research with these facilities is explained.
_Atomic Biology for Medicine_ (1956) explains experiments performed to
discover effects of radiation on mammals.
_Atoms for Health_ (1956) outlines two methods of diagnosis and
treatment possible with radiation: a diagnostic test of the liver, and
cancer therapy with a radioactive cobalt device. Case histories are
presented step-by-step.
_Radiation: Silent Servant of Mankind_ (1956) depicts four uses of
controlled radiation that can benefit mankind: bombardment of plants
from a radioactive cobalt source to induce genetic changes for study
and crop improvement; irradiation of deep-seated tumors with a beam
from a particle accelerator; therapy of thyroid cancer with
radioactive iodine; and possibilities for treating brain tumors.
PHOTO CREDITS
Cover Courtesy Brookhaven National Laboratory
Page
1 General Electric Company
2, 3, & 4 _Discovery of the Elements._ Mary Elvira Weeks, Journal of
Chemical Education
6 Nobel Institute
12 Chicago Wesley Memorial Hospital (main photo)
13 Lawrence Radiation Laboratory (LRL)
14 Brookhaven National Laboratory
17 LRL
21 LRL
22 Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
24 LRL
28 Argonne National Laboratory
39 Paul V. Harper, M. D.
41 University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor
Institute
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