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Show K by Corey W. Grua h Public Info. Chairman, . Uintah Co. Unit Amer. Cancer Socr Hunting cancer with use of giant magnets QUESTION: I've heard that cancer hunters may soon use giant magnets to detect the disease. Where is this being developed? ANSWER: Right here in the Beehive State. Utah has a fine track record in cancer research with a national reputation. The traditional method of cancer detection uses a dye or x-rays. This new imaging technique, developed by University of Utah researchers, will pose less danger to the patient and is very sensitive to the microscopic environment. en-vironment. Dr. David C. Ailion, professor of physics, said that "It may be possible to detect human tumors that have dimensions in the range of one-half to one inch." Problems still remain. Calibration work will have to be refined and a magnet having a cap large enough to hold humans will be expensive but not prohibitive. FOOTNOTE: One of our Vernal attorneys at-torneys has just been appointed director of the Uintah Unit's Wills and Legacies Program. We appreciate Mark Nash for accepting this new funding approach and I'll devote a column to it in the near future. |