Saul Hertz, MD, and the birth of radionuclide therapy

Saul Hertz, MD, and the birth of radionuclide therapy

Abstract The year, 2016, marked the 75th anniversary of Dr. Saul Hertz first using radioiodine to treat a patient with thyroid disease. In November of 1936, a luncheon was held of the faculty of Harvard Medical School where Karl Compton, PhD, president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology wa...

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Main Authors: Frederic H. Fahey, Frederick D. Grant, James H. Thrall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-04-01
Series:EJNMMI Physics
Subjects:
History
Saul Hertz
Radioiodine therapy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40658-017-0182-7

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