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 and other members of the  scientific team in Saskatchewan.

Date: 24 Sep 2025
Time: 12:00 PM EDT
UTC: 24 September 2025 04:00 PM UTC

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