nationalgeographicscans: September, 1958 X-rayed mouse shows a tumor induced by strontium-90, which has a chemical similarity to calcium and so tends to lodge the bones where it emits beta rays. The mouse received a strong strontium injection at Argonne Laboratory. It developed bone damage; later a large cancerous mass appeared, grossly distending the animal’s right leg. Three X-ray negatives  each printed in a different colour, were combined and enlarged two diameters to create this unusual effect.

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September, 1958

X-rayed mouse shows a tumor induced by strontium-90, which has a chemical similarity to calcium and so tends to lodge the bones where it emits beta rays.

The mouse received a strong strontium injection at Argonne Laboratory. It developed bone damage; later a large cancerous mass appeared, grossly distending the animal’s right leg. Three X-ray negatives  each printed in a different colour, were combined and enlarged two diameters to create this unusual effect.

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