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Title
Radioactive
Gold
Seeds
for
Medical
Treatment
Subject
Science and Technology
Medicine
Physicians
Cancer
Nuclear medicine
Place
Columbus (Ohio)
Franklin County (Ohio)
Description
Dr
.
William
G
.
Myers
pioneered
the
use
of
radioactive
gold
as a
substitute
for
radon
in
cancer
therapy
in the
early
1950s
.
Irradiated
gold
wires
were
placed
inside
a
thin
gold
tubing
. These "
seeds
" were then
cut
in
various
lengths
,
depending
on
dosage
, and
implanted
permanently
into the
tumor
. The
seeds
measure.39-1.97
inches
(1-5
cm)
.
William
G
.
Myers
,
M.D.
,
Ph.D
.
(1908-1988)
was
born
in
Toledo
,
Ohio
and
studied
chemistry
and
medicine
at The
Ohio
State
University
. He
went
on to
conduct
research
and
teach
as a
faculty
member
at The
Ohio
State
University
. In
1946
, he was a
radiologic
safety
monitor
for the
two
atomic
bomb
tests
at
Bikini
atoll
.
It
was
during
this
time
that he
began
to
think
about
how
nuclear
energy
could
be
used
in
medicine
to
save
lives
. He
introduced
a
number
of
radioactive
isotopes
used
in the
detection
and
treatment
of
cancer
and
other
diseases
,
more
than any
other
individual
in the
history
of
nuclear
medicine
.
Creator
Myers, William G.
Date of Original
1950s
Collection
William
G
.
Myers
,
M.D.
,
Ph.D
.
Collection
Source
Historical object(s) or artifact(s)
Spec.199801.Myers
Submitting Institution
Medical Heritage Center, Ohio State University
Rights
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Type
StillImage
File Name
Om1593_1781202_002.tif
Image Height
1280
Image Width
1532
File Size
514.273 KB
Format
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