The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy and nuclear medicine (1906) (14571156090)

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Title: The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy and nuclear medicine

Year: 1906 (1900s)

Authors: American Radium Society American Roentgen Ray Society

Subjects: Radiotherapy X-rays

Publisher: Springfield, Ill. C.C. Thomas

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,ipjil\ing tlif small plaqueby means of doublt-iaced adhesive plaster. (In tliiscase two thicknesses of the adhesive were used withO.I .Mluniinuni between them.) of hard rubber made to fit snugly over theapplicator. When round plaques are used Ifind it expeditious to cut the fdters andadhesive plaster in disc form the exactsize of the plaque with circular, open steelpunches. Window-screens, when required,may be cut out in the same way. Thisinsures greater accuracy in application.When lesions about the eyelids are to betreated, some form of retaining device isoften rec;uircd. To those who are mechan-ically inclined, many such de\ices will suggest themselves. The T-shaped finger-plate shown in the accompanyingillustrations (Figs. 2 and 3) is rathercrude, but it has served me very satis-factorily for a year or more and has, Ibelieve, some points of advantage overmore complicated appliances. It may becut very quickly from one millimeter sheetlead, to suit the case in hand. It is light in

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Figs. 2 and 3. Showing the use of the lead finger-plateto insure accuracy of approximation about theeye. weight, it permits of easy moulding withthe fingers to fit the parts and it will retainits position indefinitely when properlyapplied. After the plate has been cut andmoulded to the parts, the corners and edgesshould be rounded off with a rasp and ahole punched in the end of the finger torccei\e the plaque. The hole should bepunched a trifle smaller than 1 in. indiameter and then threaded with a 4 X 40machine-tap. A few turns of the tap willyield a thread sullicient to hold the jjlaquesnuglv when screwed home. A thickness ot Automatic Operation of the Potter Grid 645 the double-faced plaster applied over theback of the phite is sufficient to retain itfirmly in position, but added security maybe gained by adding a strip of ordinaryadhesive over the whole. A disc of thedouble-faced plaster the exact size ot theplaque is then cut and placed over the faceof the plaque, serving instead

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