American Electro-therapeutic and X-ray Era, Volume 4X-ray Era Publishing Company, 1904 |
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Page 11
... influence is always followed by improvement . Drs . Kassabian and Waite have been similarly affected . Ophthalmoscopic examination of my eyes , made during an X - ray inflammatory attack , revealed a deficiency of pigment in the choroid ...
... influence is always followed by improvement . Drs . Kassabian and Waite have been similarly affected . Ophthalmoscopic examination of my eyes , made during an X - ray inflammatory attack , revealed a deficiency of pigment in the choroid ...
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... INFLUENCE OF THE X - RAY . " The degenerative changes of the X - ray are not character- istic . Slight burns resemble sunburn , but severe burns are peculiar and may run through an incubation period of several months . If the ulceration ...
... INFLUENCE OF THE X - RAY . " The degenerative changes of the X - ray are not character- istic . Slight burns resemble sunburn , but severe burns are peculiar and may run through an incubation period of several months . If the ulceration ...
Page 67
... influence of the toxins is much less pronounced , the immediate results from the X - Ray treatment seem to have been the best . In one of my cases , a very large inoperable round - celled sarcoma , two - thirds of the growth had ...
... influence of the toxins is much less pronounced , the immediate results from the X - Ray treatment seem to have been the best . In one of my cases , a very large inoperable round - celled sarcoma , two - thirds of the growth had ...
Page 69
... influence . So far it would seem that sarcomas primary in the lymph glands yield most readily to the treatment . Superficial epitheliomas Several cases of recur- might be placed in the same category . rent carcinoma of the breast have ...
... influence . So far it would seem that sarcomas primary in the lymph glands yield most readily to the treatment . Superficial epitheliomas Several cases of recur- might be placed in the same category . rent carcinoma of the breast have ...
Page 73
... influence to bring our society to Philadelphia for its next meeting . The result has been that not only are we holding our fourth annual convention in this city , but also under the fostering influence of this great center of learning ...
... influence to bring our society to Philadelphia for its next meeting . The result has been that not only are we holding our fourth annual convention in this city , but also under the fostering influence of this great center of learning ...
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Page 17 - Doom'd for a certain term to walk the night, And for the day confined to fast in fires, Till the foul crimes done in my days of nature Are burnt and purged away.
Page 300 - The *-ray may be of service even in inoperable malignant growths, by relieving pain, diminishing discharges, and lessening their offensiveness, and in many cases life may be prolonged in comparative comfort for a considerable period of time. Furthermore, from these apparently hopeless cases a number, of remarkable improvements and a few recoveries have been reported. Seventh: The л-гау should be used as a prophylactic against return after all operations for the removal of deep malignant growths.
Page 360 - When the patient came under my care, physical examination showed a tumor, the size of a cocoanut, in the lower part of the abdomen, filling up 'the entire iliac fossa, extending nearly to the umbilicus, and two inches beyond the median line to the left. The tumor was very firmly fixed and seemed to involve the abdominal wall. An incision was made under cocaine and a portion of the growth, which infiltrated all the muscles of the abdominal wall, was removed for microscopical examination, which showed...
Page 69 - We find abundant evidence that the X-rays have an inhibitory action on all forms of malignant tumors, yet the number of cases is insufficient to enable us to state what particular varieties are most susceptible to this influence. So far it would seem that sarcomas, primarily in the lymph glands, yield most readily to the treatment.
Page 459 - Chessy deposits, that is, in a quartzose rock scattered in nuggets varying from the size of a pea to that of a walnut. All the ores carry, besides iron and silica, a small percentage of manganese and alumina, together with an amount of zinc varying from two to eight per cent.