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...researchers determined how the protein interacts with invader molecules using X-ray crystallography, a technique which elucidates the precise structures of molecules...
Even as Clinton was meeting with protesters and proclaiming the next day (Oct. 19) to be National Mammography Day, a dispute was erupting over the government's attitude toward the X-ray tests that are the best means of detecting a breast cancer before it becomes incurable. NCI was considering making a new recommendation: women in their 40s should no longer be given routine mammograms unless there is some reason, like a family history of the disease, to suspect a higher-than-normal risk. While studies have proved the value of the test in women 50 and older, the available...
Teleradiography allows physicians to use computer networks to to share images with colleagues and students around the area, thus making possible efficient collaborations on diagnoses and treatment programs. By digitizing data from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), CAT scans and some digital X-ray machines, radiologists such as Kolodny can transmit X-rays of broken bones all over the world...
Consequently, Harvard police were called in to ascertain the contents of the package but could not do so without proper x-ray equipment, according to Lt. John F. Rooney. Police then alerted bomb squad technicians...
...southwest corner of the Yard was sealed off while bomb squad officers performed an on-the-scene x-ray of the package. After determining that the unmarked package was harmless, officials re-opened the Yard to normal traffic. Rooney called the police action "a simple procedure" performed "to err on the side of safety...