Radiation Oncology/Historical documents about radiation

Radiation history timeline

• A Brief Chronology of Radiation and Protection by J. Ellsworth Weaver III

Interesting historical documents about radiation and its effects on humans or animals.

• Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments (1994-1995)
  • Home page
  • Final report
  • [1] - Bibliography of secondary resources, as of June 16, 1995.

• Wake Forest, 2005 PMID 17411764 -- "Publication rate of abstracts from the annual ASTRO meeting: Comparison with other organizations." (Papagikos MA, J Am Coll Radiol. 2005 Jan;2(1):72-5.)
  • Retrospective. Oral presentation ASTRO Abstracts 1999-2001
  • Publication rate: 56%, no difference based on country of origin, category, or study design. 50% published in 1 year, 90% in 2 years. Journals IJROBP 62%, JCO 8%, Radiotherapy and Oncology 3%