Introducing a new technology to the study of using radioactive materials in medicine, the cyclotron allowed the creation of larger amounts of energy and radiation. The invention, Ernest found …show more content…
John Lawrence acknowledged the dangers and benefits that the uses of his brother’s invention could have in progressing nuclear medicine research. Barraging atoms with neutrons presented several hazardous problems that scientists confronted in their experiments while researching the uses for nuclear physics in medicine. Developing the study the difficulties that John Lawrence encountered in his studies lead to a transformation in science and society. Understanding the dangers that X-Rays presented in treating cancer, John theorized that the use of neutron isotopes might present a safer method for tumor remission. While cancer treatment with X-Rays and the bombardment of neutrons could cause internal burning, John discovered that the use of neutrons proved effective in cancer reduction as the use of such radiation did involve the use nuclear materials’ whose half-lives lasted for longer than a few