Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.) Dept. of Physics.
Washington University cyclotron records, circa 1940-1985.
This collection covers information about the cyclotron built on the Danforth Campus in 1940 and subsequent redesigns of the cyclotron. It includes reports related to grant funding; reports of the Midwest Universities Research Association (MURA); publications related to nuclear physics, including manuals and academic papers; and files related to the creation of isotopes for the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), US Navy, and other research institutions. It also includes information on the preliminary work towards the Positron Emission Transaxial Tomography Scanners (commonly abbreviated PET) at the School of Medicine, but does not include specific information about the cyclotrons at the School of Medicine.
Washington University's cyclotron was acquired in 1940, to be employed in basic nuclear desearch and in the generation of radionuclides for clinical use. In 1942, the Manhattan Project commandeered it to produce the first significant samples of plutonium.
Midwestern Universities Research Association
United States. Navy
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.) Dept. of Physics.
Cyclotrons
Isotopes.
Tomography, Emission
Manuals (instructional materials). aat aat
AIP-ICOS
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