Radiation Therapy

By MaddieeAndAlexis

  • First Used

    First Used
    Radiation therapy has been used for the treatment of cancer since 1896

  • Started Becoming Commercially Avaliable

    Started Becoming Commercially Avaliable
    It still wasn't fully open to anyone but it was to about half of the people.

  • Found Out Better Methods

    Found Out Better Methods
    Doctors found out that is was better to give more treatments of a smaller dose.

  • Development

    Development
    Radiology Therapy started to become a clinical routine.

  • First Death

    First Death
    The first person died from radiation poisoning from drinking water.

  • Probability Dropped

    Probability Dropped
    The doctors hadn't had much success and the probability of the treatment working dropped greatly.

  • Linear Accelerator

    Linear Accelerator
    The linear accelerator was introduced. This machine greatly increases the kinetic energy of charges subatomic particles.

  • Methods

    Methods
    By the end of the 20th century, radiology had come to encompass a broad range of methods for visualizing the interior of the body,

  • Rapid Improvement

    Rapid Improvement
    In the past ten years, there have been many breakthroughs and improvements in the research. They have developed very much new technology.

  • Quicker Treatment Plans

    Quicker Treatment Plans
    An experimental approach to treating breast cancer combines surgery and radiation therapy in one appointment, instead of multiple appointments over the course of several weeks. Article Published in 2015