Download or read book A Brief History of the Harvard University Cyclotrons written by Richard Wilson and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the work of the second Harvard cyclotron during its 50 years of operation and includes references to about 500 publications and 40 student theses from the work. In its first 20 years, the cyclotron's primary use was for nuclear physics. During the next 30 years, emphasis switched to treating patients with proton radiotherapy.