Overview
- Leonard Grimmett's full story is now told for the first time
- Covers the history of the development of the cobalt-60 radiotherapy treatment units
- Describes the differences between the Oak Ridge graphite reactor and the Canadian Chalk River reactor and their capabilities for producing suitable cobalt-60 sources
- Describes the various individuals involved and their interactions and how this has led to the development of one of the world's largest cancer centers and one of the world's largest medical physics programs
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Although Grimmett conceived of and published his ideas first, the Canadians built the first units because of the capability of their reactor to produce more suitable cobalt-60 sources.
The story tells how Grimmett and the other people involved came together at thetime that the U S Atomic Energy Agency was pushing the use of radioactivity in medicine. But Grimmett died suddenly before his unit could be built and very little information about him was known until recently when various documents have come to light, allowing the full story to be told.
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“Author Peter R. Almond, Ph. D., used Grimmett’s journals, notes and scientific documents to paint an intimate portrait of the man’s journey from England to Texas and the resolve Grimmett dedicated to the effort to see that his life’s work and the widespread application of radiation therapy would become a reality. … This is a good resource for those looking for a research reference and a nice retrospective for connoisseurs of medical history … .” (Matt Ragghianti, ASRT Scanner, February-March, 2016)
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Book Title: Cobalt Blues
Book Subtitle: The Story of Leonard Grimmett, the Man Behind the First Cobalt-60 Unit in the United States
Authors: Peter R. Almond
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4924-9
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-4923-2Published: 02 November 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-9520-9Published: 13 December 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-4924-9Published: 02 November 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 158
Topics: Medical and Radiation Physics, History of Science, Diagnostic Radiology, Cancer Research