Radiotherapy - High Dosage Treatment
Radiotherapy - High Dosage Treatment is a short film from 1945 released on 16mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.
radiation therapy
| Radiotherapy - High Dosage Treatment | |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Willard Pictures |
| Animation by | animator |
Production company | Willard Pictures |
| Distributed by | Willard Pictures |
Release date | 1945 |
| Language | English |
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nuclear medicine; radiation therapy;
doctor performing an in-office biopsy on a patient under local anesthesia; patient's condition is diagnosed as carcinoma of the tongue and prescribes x-ray treatments; x-ray technician figures dosage; discussion of electric voltage and amperage and how it relates to x-rays; diagrams of the penetration of x-rays into the body; animation of the destruction of cancer cells by x-rays;
use of radon's seeds: these are tiny hollow metal capsules that contain radon gas. the seeds are implanted in the body inside a tumor. a nurse handles them behind a small lead shield;
discussion between patient and nurse.