The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy and nuclear medicine (1906) (14571182358)

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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: Internet Archive

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meter of thelungs is 20 cm., you will find an error of perhaps6 or 7 mm. In this country, with all the available goodmaterial, plates and intensifying screens, itshould be possible to take instantaneous six-foot plates—perhaps eight-foot plates—andsee if the diameter of the heart is not one-halfthe diameter of the lungs. It is really an impor-tant question. In any case, I cannot say any-thing against this method. WATER-CANCER OR GANGRENOUS STOMATITISTREATED WITH THE X-RAY* BY J. W. CATHCART, M.D. EL PASO, TEXAS History of Case INDIAN of Old Mexico, male, agedabout twenty-five years. A soldier.Accompanying one of the revolutionarybands that have traversed northernMexico for the past ten years. He crossed repeated in three days, producing a seconddegree burn. Infection rapidly subsidedand the burn healed promptly. In six weeksthe patient was entirely well and waspresented to the El Paso County MedicalSociety. He was then referred back to theSurgical Department where a plastic opera-

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over the river at EI Paso and on account ofthe seriousness of his condition wasadmitted to the County Hospital. He gavehistory of ulcer starting in his mouth oneweek previous following which time it hadrapidly developed, as shown by Figure i.He was referred to the ^-ray Departmentand given an erythema dose of unfiltered-v-rays, using a 6 in. back-up. This was • Paper submitted with application for membership Fig. 2.tion was attempted, following which therewas a slight local recurrence with a septicfocus in the central nervous system towhich he quickly succumbed. This case isreported merely to show that the x-raywill control gangrenous stomatitis, as itwas the only agent used other than nourish-ing food, the lack of which was probablythe causative agent. in The .\merican Roentgen R.\y Society, 1921- A DEVICE TO PREVENTTHEOMISSION OF A FILTERIN DEEP ROENTGEN THERAPY* BY GEORGE E. PFAHLER, M.D. IHILAOKI.IHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 1^0 any one who is competent to do deep Since then, I found this

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