Medicine

Duration: 30 min

Creator: American Medical Assn.

Format: 16mm

Color: Color & B&W

Sound: Sound

Description: Episode of Series “Atoms for Peace”. Shows uses of atomic materials in medical research and diagnosis; illustrates, through a sequence involving a brain tumour, the use of radioactive materials as tracers in the detection and location of disease; and describes atomic research in the treatment of hyperthyroidism, cancer and arteriosclerosis.

Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)