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...Stanford University has begun treating selected cancer patients with its six-million-volt "cancer gun," a linear electron accelerator that scientists hope will destroy cancer growths deep inside the body with high-energy X rays. Dr. Henry S. Kaplan, head of Stanford's Radiology Department, estimates it will take five to ten years to evaluate the benefits of the accelerator. Purpose of the device is to reach and treat deep-growing cancers with less damage than is caused by X rays...
...violin, 'cello and piano, and Five Fugal Pieces for two violins and viola. These pieces preserved his customary refined, conservative, low-voltage, post-Delius style--except the third of the latter group, which fell back into the style of Austin's teacher, Roy Harris. Even in the Madrigals, the linear emphasis extended to the piano parts, which maintained melodic interest at all times rather than just serving as harmonic background...
Last week, French Anderson announced that he had moved over to the Linear B numerals of ancient Crete-with such symbols as a perpendicular stroke for one, a dash for ten, a circle for 100, a circle with four spikes...
...first official joint action by the two institutions since the war came last year when they collaborated on a plan for constructing a linear electron accelerator. Their plan has been entered in an A.E.C. contest, and if they win, Harvard and M.I.T. will construct and operate the accelerator jointly...
...foreign innovations. It is clearly brought out, that Durer was both the culmination of the medieval tradition as well as the herald of a new interest in classical forms. The ideals of plasticity proportionality, perspective and clarity that were absorbed from the south combined in Durer with a linear style and interest in detail...