Historical Photographs: Brookhaven National Laboratory

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Historical Photographs

Brookhaven National Laboratory

	1. Positron emitter detector (circa 1962) used to detect brain tumors at Brookhaven National Laboratory (252Kbytes)
	2. Medical activities at Brookhaven National Laboratory (171Kbytes)
	3. The first patient to receive boron neutron capture therapy at the Brookhaven National Laboratory (1951). The patient is under the blanket visible in the mirror (top center). (138Kbytes)
	4. Diagnostic test of iodine-131 thyroid uptake at Brookhaven National Laboratory. (156Kbytes)
	5. A positron emitter detector at Brookhaven National Laboratory (circa 1965) (2681Kbytes)
	6. Brookhaven National Laboratory used "phantoms" such as the mannequin on this wheeled table to approximate human radiation exposures (143Kbytes)
	7. A Brookhaven technician demonstrating fast-neutron detection equipment (216Kbytes)
	8. Brookhaven Low-Level Whole Body Counting Facility (circa 1968) (126Kbytes)
	9. A patient receiving treatment at Brookhaven (138Kbytes)
	10. Study of carbohydrate-lipid metabolism at Brookhaven (160Kbytes)
	11. A parkinsonian patient before (left) and during administration of L-dopa at Brookhaven. Radioactive materials were useful in the development of L-dopa. (160Kbytes)
	12. A subscale model of the nuclear reactor used for medical research and treatment at Brookhaven National Laboratory (152Kbytes)