Word: volts
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...parachute. Few hours after last week's accident, which occurred while Udet was competing in the Alpine circuit for solo pursuit planes, the German stunter nonchalantly described it to New York Times Correspondent Clarence K. Streit, who reported it thus: ". . . His racing monoplane cut through a 30,000-volt railway trolley in a blinding flash. His three-blade metal propeller became entangled in the cable supporting the trolley, and the monoplane whirled around. The tail flew off, but General Udet's luck remained. The cable was mounted on pulleys and counterweights, which allowed it to run out with...
Part of their annual conference on University policies, the tour of the Overseers today will include inspection of the new million-volt X-Ray unit, recently installed in the Huntington Hospital, and the Dental and Medical Schools. Continuing their study of research programs and methods of instruction, the group will visit the Fogg Art Museum tomorrow...
Greater efficiency in the treatment of cancer has been made possible by the new million-volt X-Ray machine recently installed at the Collis P. Huntington Hospital of the University...
Noting that today the radiation treatment of malignant disease is largely carried out by the 200,000 volt apparatus, the Huntington hospital staff declared that it has become apparent to many radiologists that even shorter wave lengths, produced by higher voltages, are highly desirable in the treatment of cancer...
Meeting May 10 and 11 for their annual two-day spring session, the Board of Overseers will inspect the new million volt X-ray equipment for the treatment of cancer at the Collis P. Huntington Memorial Hospital of the Medical School. The Overseers will then proceed to the Dental School where they will observe latest methods of clinical teaching...