Practical electro-therapeutics and X-ray therapy - with chapters on phototherapy, X-ray in eye surgery, X-ray in dentistry, and medico-legal aspect of the X-ray (1912) (14570414410)

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Title: Practical electro-therapeutics and X-ray therapy : with chapters on phototherapy, X-ray in eye surgery, X-ray in dentistry, and medico-legal aspect of the X-ray

Year: 1912 (1910s)

Authors: Martin, James Madison, 1866-1947

Subjects: Electrotherapeutics X-rays Diagnosis, Radioscopic Eye Electric Stimulation Therapy X-Ray Therapy Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures

Publisher: St. Louis : C.V. Mosby

Contributing Library: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine

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s re-ceived that are very low in vacuum, in which case they may beused for therapeutic work until the vacuum has increasedto a point where the x-rays are sufficiently penetrating to makegood skiagraphs. Tubes are a very expensive part of the equipment, and are oftena source of much annoyance. In inexperienced hands they fre-quently puncture or lose their vacuum when most needed, while inthe hands of a master they may be made to last a considerable while,working at their best all the time. Besides the regular tubes, there are a number of specialty tubeson the market that deserve mention. These tubes are made in manyshapes and are adapted for the cavities of the body. Fig. 66 iswhat is known as a shield glass treatment tube. The tube is made 104 PRACTICAL ELECTRO-THERAPEUTICS AND X-RAY THERAPY of leaded glass, with a window of lead-free glass through which therays pass. Leaded glass speculums of different sizes are providedwith these tubes. These speculums are a great protection to both

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Fig. 66.—Shield glass treatment tube. patient and operator, and should be used in all treatment workwhere possible. In treating vaginal and uterine conditions, the

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