Cobalt Teletherapy Unit, National Historic Monument
N 52° 07.984 W 106° 38.375
13U E 387779 N 5777105
This is located on campus, The University of Saskatchewan, in Saskatoon. Not far from College Avenue (Hwy 5).
Waymark Code: WMEVR6
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Date Posted: 07/11/2012
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Two teams of physicists, engineers and physicians, one from here, the other from London Ontario pioneered a solution using gamma radiation that was effectively focused directly on cancer cells. These teams worked independently and cooperatively to create the first commercially available units that were then called the "Colbalt Bombs".
Marker type: Plaque
Marker placement date: Not listed
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