IEEE Milestone Dedication: Cobalt-60 Radiation Cancer Treatment Machines, 1951

The Dedication Ceremony will establish an “IEEE Milestone in Electrical Engineering and Computing” by the installation of plaques commemorating the development and first uses of Cobalt-60 cancer treatment machines in Saskatoon, SK, and London, ON, in 1951. The Saskatoon host location will be the Saskatchewan Cyclotron Facility, managed by the Sylvia Fedoruk Canadian Centre for Nuclear Innovation, who continue to “…apply nuclear science in order to advance medical health and environmental sustainability for the benefit of society…”, and to recognize Dr. Sylvia Fedoruk as a member of the scientific team in <a href="http://Saskatchewan.

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Agenda:
Welcome: Representative on behalf of the IEEE History Committee

Introduction: Milestone Committee representative from IEEE North Saskatchewan Section

Remarks: Representative from host organization (Sylvia Fedoruk Centre)

Closing Remarks:

Refreshments

Bldg: Saskatchewan Cyclotron Facility, 120 Maintenance Road, University of Saskatchewan Campus, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, S7N 5C4