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Nuclear Physics Explained: Season 1

1x21 Killing Cancer with Isotopes, X-Rays, Protons
TV-PG

  • 2018-04-27T00:00:00Z on The Great Courses
  • 29m
  • Special Interest
High-energy radiation has been used against cancer tumors since the discovery of X-rays in 1895. Discover the powerful arsenal of radiation sources and procedures that radiation oncologists use today. Visit the Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute to look at a technique that targets cancer cells with remarkable precision, while sparing the surrounding tissues.
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