Cancer, radiation therapy, and the market / Barbara Bridgman Perkins.

Author
Perkins, Barbara Bridgman [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
Description
243 pages ; 24 cm.

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    Series
    • Routledge studies in the history of science, technology, and medicine [More in this series]
    • Routledge studies in the history of science, technology and medicine
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Introduction : medical care as trade
    • The medical radium industry
    • The General Electric Company dominates X-ray
    • Competing research universities
    • Megavoltage competition in academia and industry
    • Medicine's nuclear arms race
    • An economic success story at Stanford
    • Radiation therapy politics
    • Speculating on proton therapy
    • Rationalizing radiation therapy, reforming health care
    • Conclusion : choosing health over wealth.
    ISBN
    • 9781138285248 (hbk : alk. paper)
    • 1138285242 (hbk : alk. paper)
    LCCN
    2017001662
    OCLC
    957504175
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