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Edward Leyburn Moreland, George Russell Harrison, John George Trump and Arthur Theodore Lyman stand around an x-ray generator in a laboratory. Original caption: "A grant of $70,000 from the American Cancer Society will advance the development of high voltage x-ray generators at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where the funds will enable a research team to explore the medical applications of supervoltage x-rays up to 5,000,000 volts. Dr. John G. Trump (third from the left), who will direct the application of the grant for x-ray research, is explaining the operation of a 2,000,000 volt x-ray generator to Arthur T. Lyman, President of the Massachusetts division of the American Cancer Society. Left to right opposite are Dr. Edward L. Moreland, executive vice president of the Institute, and Dr. George R. Harrison, dean of science." Used in: Technology Review, June 1948, p. 447; Boston Herald Traveler, April 28, 1948.