The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy and nuclear medicine (1906) (14758103405)

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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

Contributing Library: Gerstein - University of Toronto

Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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calizer which is now popu-lar with several operators in French bases.This consists of(Fig. 4) a table(b) upon which is aphotographic plate(p) on which theregion of thewound is laid; agraduated column(t) vertically fixedon one side of thetable; a horizontalsemicircular sup-port (s) adjustableup and down thecolumn (/) and sup-porting adjustablescales and indica-tors; another andsimilar support (s)adjustable in thesame way uponcolumn (t) butbelow (s), andcarrying scales(r-r), vertical in-dicators (CC), anda pointing rod (g)adjustable in any direction. The latest models have two ofthese pointers and a caliper (h) for measure-ments. Use.—The region to be examined isplaced upon the table in the operatingposition. The foreign body, approximatedby previous examination, is placed asnearly as possible in the line of the directray. At a few centimeters distance to oneside is placed a lead indicator, as a squarewith an opening at its center. The locationof this marker is permanently marked upon

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Fig. 4. the skin. Vertically above this marker andat a measured distance from the plate thefocus is centered and the first exposure ismade. The lead marker is then placed anequal distance to the other side. The focusis again centered above it and the secondexposure is made. The distance of each position of the skinmarker above the plate is then ascertainedwith the caliper and recorded. The negativehaving been devel-oped and dried wehave a plate show-ing two shadowsof the foreign bodyand one shadow ofthe lead skinmarker in eachposition. Remem-ber also that ineach position thismarker was verti-calh^ beneath thefocus during theexposure, but thatthe column (t) withits attachmentswas removed. Reassembling theA p pa rains forOperation. — Thenegative is re-placed upon thebase in exactly itsposition duringthe exposures.Column (t) is re-placed and the two indicators (dsindd) madeto occupy exactly the positions of the twofocal centers during the exposures. Thepointed weights (m and m) are pla

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1906

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