Dedication Ceremony for IEEE Milestone – Cobalt-60 Radiation Cancer Treatment Machines, 1951

Please join us for the dedication of a new IEEE Milestone in London to commemorate the first use of Cobalt-60 Radiation Cancer Treatment Machines in 1951 on June 4th at 12 noon. The citation states ” In 1951, two Canadian teams of medical physicists, engineers, and radiation oncologists in London and Saskatoon, independently, yet cooperatively, designed and assembled the first treatment machines that directed gamma radiation produced by radioactive cobalt-60 onto cancerous tumours in patients. First applied at Victoria Hospital on 27 October 1951, this revolutionary treatment has since been used to extend the lives of millions of patients around the world.” English and French plaques are being installed in London at the [Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre](https://maps.app.goo.gl/4noJ43TDAQAaC83FA). Identical plaques are being installed in <a href="http://Saskatoon.

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After some introductions and short speeches, the plaques will be unveiled and attendees will be invited to add any comments or tell related stories. Coffee and cake will be available for this informal networking. See the agenda for more <a href="http://details.

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For more details on the [IEEE Milestone process](https://ieeemilestones.ethw.org/Milestone_Guidelines_and_How_to_Propose_a_Milestone) and [existing Milestones](https://ethw.org/Milestones:List_of_IEEE_Milestones), please use the embedded links

Co-sponsored by: London Health Sciences Centre, Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre

Agenda:
Dedication Agenda

Welcome by MC – Murray MacDonald

LHSC (site owner) –

IEEE Canada President – Tom Murad

Comments from LHSC Staff –

Unveiling – LHSC and Tom Murad

Photos

Coffee and Cake

Networking Session and Comments/Stories by Attendees

Bldg: Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre, 800 Commissioners Rd E, London , Ontario, Canada