Argonne Cancer Research Hospital

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Van de Graaff Generator 4
II: Buildings and Grounds
Radiotherapist John Charles and Doris Charleston, a model, demonstrate setting up a patient as a target for the Van de Graaff generator. The machine produces a high-energy electron beam, and is used in the treatment of cancer at the Argonne Cancer Research Hospital.
Charleston, Doris | Charles, John | Radiotherapy | Medical equipment | Generators | Academic medical centers
Argonne National Laboratory
1953
Photographic prints; 20.7 x 26.5 cm
5824 S. Ellis Avenue | University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
A19
Archival Photographic Files
University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center
apf2-00439

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