LEADER 01971cam a2200433 i 4500001 99104290713506421 005 20240509055713.0 008 170117s2017 enk b 001 0 eng^^ 010 2017001662 016 7 101698744 |2DNLM 019 956960087 020 9781138285248 (hbk : alk. paper) 020 1138285242 (hbk : alk. paper) 020 |z9781315269139 (ebk) 035 (NjP)10429071-princetondb 035 |z(OCoLC)956960087 035 |z(NjP)Voyager10429071 035 (OCoLC)ocn957504175 040 DNLM/DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dBTCTA |dYDX |dBDX |dNLM |dOCLCO 042 pcc 043 n-us--- 050 00 RC270.3.R33 |bP47 2017 060 10 QZ 11 AA1 082 00 616.99/40757 |223 100 1 Perkins, Barbara Bridgman, |eauthor. 245 10 Cancer, radiation therapy, and the market / |cBarbara Bridgman Perkins. 264 1 London ;New York : |bRoutledge, Taylor & Francis Group, |c2017. 300 243 pages ; |c24 cm. 336 text |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |2rdamedia 338 volume |2rdacarrier 490 1 Routledge studies in the history of science, technology and medicine 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 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. 830 0 Routledge studies in the history of science, technology, and medicine 852 0 |bf |hRC270.3.R33 |iP47 2017 902 kl |bs |6a |7m |dv |f1 |e20171031 904 kl |ba |hm |cb |e20171031 914 (OCoLC)ocn957504175 |bOCoLC |cmatch |d20240508 |eprocessed |f957504175