From the October 17, 1936, issue

MILLION-VOLT X-RAY TUBE SOON TO BE READY FOR USE

An electrostatic generator capable of producing ultrapowerful X rays at a potential of 1 million volts, expected to be the most powerful tool science has for cancer treatment, was announced before the American Roentgen Ray Society by Dr. Richard Dresser of the Huntington Memorial Hospital, Boston, where the equipment is being installed.