Linax Stories

The interest rate swing, and the impact on the radiotherapy business

Radiotherapy technology has advanced rapidly in the past 30 years. Are these technological advances sustainable in the new world of higher interest rates?

W. W. Hansen – Inventor of Microwave Electronics

William W. Hansen was a giant of physics in the 1940s. His life was cut short, so his legacy is not well known, but his contributions to science have impacted the lives of countless people.

Artificial Intelligence - A threat to humanity, or something else?

AI brings out many emotions. Is it helpful, or is there some underlying threat? Isaac Asimov, considered one of the best science fiction writers of all time, seems to have given it some thought.

The Therac-25. A story not to be forgotten

The Therac-25 was a linear accelerator built in the 1980s by Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. It was an accelerator physicist’s dream, and it was a marvel of the radiotherapy world – until it wasn’t.

The Beatles and radiotherapy?

How would you feel if someone told you The Beatles were fathers of radiotherapy? Its not as far fetched as you may think.

The last gentlemen physicist – Alfred Lee Loomis

Gentlemen scientists have made some of the most important contributions to the advancement of human knowledge. They were prevalent until the 20th century, but less so since then.