Summary. 1  Algae are a necessary component of any healthy natural pond ecosystem. 2  However, excessive inputs of nutrients can lead to an overabundance of algae. 3  Excessive growth of filamentous algae, referred to as mats, moss, or scum, is one of the most common problems encountered by pond owners.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The history of radiation therapy or radiotherapy can be traced back to experiments made soon after the discovery of x-rays (1895), when it was shown that exposure to radiation produced cutaneous burns.ases sprung up of the development of carcinoma in patients who had used conventional radium therapy up to 40 years after the original treatments. Robley D. Evans made the first measurements of exhaled radon and radium excretion from a former dial painter in 1933.
Electron beam radiation therapy was the first external radiation therapy used as a prostate cancer treatment. The type of particle used for these three therapies is called photons which have no charge and no significant mass. Photons are the same type of energy used in diagnostic x-rays.