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...1940s, the molecular biologists had come on the scene, and they insisted that fundamental life processes could be fully understood only on the molecular level. In their investigations, some used the electron microscope, which revealed details of structure invisible to ordinary optical instruments. Others specialized in X-ray crystallography, a technique for deducing a crystallized molecule's structure by taking X-ray photographs of it from different angles...
...November the National Democratic Policy Committee (NDPC) is running a full slate of candidates in Boston for mayor, the city council, and the school committee. They are campaigning on a platform that promotes x-ray beam technology, accuses respected U.S. diplomat W. Averill Harriman of being America's "biggest racist," and believes Harvard has a "master plan" to destroy, the city of Boston...
...example of advanced medical technology. Every year more than 10,000 patients, ranging from infants with leukemia to statesmen with brain tumors, are admitted to this world-renowned research hospital, where they are analyzed, probed and treated by the most sophisticated high-tech equipment available. There are giant X-ray scanners, imaging devices and accelerators for beaming particles on diseased tissues, many operating under computer control...
...after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced an intensified campaign to combat a rash of southbound skyjackings. Since May 1 eight planes have been hijacked to Cuba, including two last week. Among the new steps: more thorough and frequent baggage checks, the installation of 14 "state of the art" X-ray machines at Miami International Airport, and a beefed-up force of FAA inspectors at other South Florida airports...
Although Japanese hospitals are sometimes endowed with the latest hightech equipment, they often lack the trained personnel to use it. Japan has 2,500 computerized axial tomography (CAT) scanners, sophisticated X-ray devices that reveal detailed cross-sectional views of the body. Yet there are only 1,500 radiologists in the country to handle the machines. By contrast, the U.S. has about 2,800 CAT scanners, but more than 12,000 specialists are qualified to use them...