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John Joly (/ ˈ dʒ oʊ l i /; 1 November 1857 – 8 December 1933) was an Irish geologist and physicist known for his development of radiotherapy in the treatment of cancer. He is also known for developing techniques to more accurately estimate the age of a geological period, based on radioactive elements present in minerals, the uranium–thorium dating.
This is a list of notable past and present residents of the U.S. city of Austin, Texas, and its surrounding metropolitan area. It does not include people whose only connection with the city is attending the University of Texas; see: List of University of Texas at Austin alumni .
Jolly Cemetery in Williamson County, Texas The area was first settled by Henry Rhodes after obtaining a land grant in 1841 of about 1,000 acres (4 km 2 ) from the Republic of Texas . The name, however, comes from a later settler, John G. (possibly Grey, but no proof for middle name exist) Jolly, who purchased 160 acres (0.65 km 2 ) in 1866.
John Joly (1857–1933), Irish scientist; Justin Joly (born 2004), American football player; Maurice Joly (1829–1878), French satirist and lawyer; Mélanie Joly (born 1979), Canadian lawyer and politician; Rene Joly (born 1965), Canadian who claimed to be a martian in Joly v Pelletier (1999) Sébastien Joly (born 1979), French road-racing cyclist
Varian Medical Systems is an American radiation oncology treatments and software maker based in Palo Alto, California.Their medical devices include linear accelerators (LINACs) and software for treating cancer and other medical conditions with radiotherapy, radiosurgery, proton therapy, and brachytherapy.
John Joseph Jolly Kyle FRSA (2 February 1838 – 23 February 1922) was a pioneering Argentine chemist. Born and educated in Scotland, he emigrated to Argentina in 1862, and on the outbreak of the Paraguayan War served as a pharmacist in the Argentine Army medical corps. He became an Argentine citizen in 1873.
Hayden Jolly (born 1992), Australian footballer; Hi Jolly (1828–1902), Jordanian camel driver; Hugh Jolly (1918–1986), British paediatrician; J. G. Jolly (1926–2013), Indian physician; John Jolly (c. 1769 –1838), American Cherokee native; Johnny Jolly (born 1983), American footballer; Julius Jolly (politician) (1823-1891), German politician
A key advantage of PRRT over other methods of radiotherapy is the ability to target delivery of therapeutic radionuclides directly to the tumour or target site. This works because some tumours have an abundance (overexpression) of peptide receptors, compared to normal tissue.