Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center Landmarks in the development of Radiation Therapy 1895: Use of X-rays in breast cancer by Emil Grubbe( Chicago, USA) 1901: The first use of radium in skin brachytherapy (Dr Danlos, france 1903: Publications showing the efficacy of radiotherapy in lymphoma 1934: Discovery of artificial radioelements (Irene and Frederic Joliot-Curie, france 1934: 23%o cure rate in head and neck cancer(Henri Coutard) 1952: The first linear accelerator (linac) machine(Henry S. Kaplan, USA) a 1968: Discovery of the gamma knife Lars leksell) 1973: The first MRI machine(Paul C. Lauterbur, Peter Mansfield) 1990: The first use of computers and CT in radiotherapy USa) 1994: The first clinical IMRT treatment USA) a 2001: FDA approval of robotic radiosurgery a 2003 The first use of image-guided radiation therapy (IGrT technology ∽复旦大学上海医学胱肿瘤学糸Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center n 1895: Use of X-rays in breast cancer by Emil Grubbe (Chicago, USA) n 1901: The first use of radium in skin brachytherapy (Dr. Danlos, France) n 1903: Publications showing the efficacy of radiotherapy in lymphoma n 1934: Discovery of artificial radioelements (Irène and Frédéric Joliot-Curie, France) n 1934: 23% cure rate in head and neck cancer (Henri Coutard) n 1952: The first linear accelerator (linac) machine (Henry S. Kaplan, USA) n 1968: Discovery of the gamma knife (Lars Leksell) n 1973: The first MRI machine (Paul C. Lauterbur, Peter Mansfield) n 1990: The first use of computers and CT in radiotherapy (USA) n 1994: The first clinical IMRT treatment (USA) n 2001: FDA approval of robotic radiosurgery n 2003: The first use of image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) technology 复旦大学上海医学院肿瘤学系