Radiography, x-ray therapeutics and radium therapy (1915) (14777516713)

Identifier: radiographyxrayt00knoxuoft (find matches)

Title: Radiography, x-ray therapeutics and radium therapy

Year: 1915 (1910s)

Authors: Knox, Robert, 1868-1928

Subjects: Radiography Radiotherapy X-rays

Publisher: London : A. & C. Black

Contributing Library: Gerstein - University of Toronto

Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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an indicationof the position of the aneurism. Ashadow projecting to the right andlying nearer to the front than the back indicates an aneurism of the ascend-ing aorta, whereas a similar bulge to the left, and lying nearer the backthan the front, indicates the presence of an aneurism of the descendingaorta. There are other methods of detecting the position and origin of an aorticaneurism : (1) The tube may be moved from side to side or up and do\\Ti. (2) The patient may be rotated, and observations made of the changein shape of the shadows as the patient moves. The size of the shadow asseen in the ordinary methods of examination is misleading, the distortioncaused by the nearness of the tube to the patient making the resultingshadows appear larger than they really are, the distortion being equal onall the structures recorded on the plate. If the exact size of the organs is required, then we must use orthodia- The former consists of an accurate dra\^•iug graphy or tele-rontgenography.

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PLATE XL.—Chests showing Aneurisji and Xkw Growth. a. Aneurism of descending aorta, lateral. h. Same case antero-posterior jiosition. c, Secondary growth in mediastiuum, simulating aneurism. AORTIC ANEUEISM 207 of the size of the heart and aorta on a paper in front of or behind the patient,a somewhat complicated mechanical de^-ice being necessary. This method isvery rarely used in this country, though it has been extensively used by

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1915

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