J.R. Cunningham
(Ret. Adjunct Professor, University of Alberta)
20/06/2014, 13:00
Herzberg Public, Plenary, and Medal Talks / Conférenciers des sessions Herzberg, plénières et médaillés (CAP-ACP)
Plenary Speaker / Conférencier plénier
The use of ionizing radiation for the treatment of Cancer is an example of an appropriate application of Physics to the field of Medicine. Something like three quarters of a million people die of this terrible disease in Canada every year. The use of radiation to eradicate a tumour has about the same success rate as does surgery, and each have their specific advantages. Biologists, Chemists...
