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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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ce. The involved area was about one inch in diameter. This was thoroughly burned away andradium needles imbedded through the base of the ulcer and into the root of the tongue. Deep roentgen-ray therapy was used over the glands of the neck. The end result was good. thing stood out as being more practica cancer cells were first treated with thethan all the others. roentgen ray and sickened, as he called it, Dr. Bovie, a biologist, told of the effects that they were then much more susceptibleof the roentgen rays, radium and heat to the heat and easily destroyed. 258 Superficial Malignancies Since learning of this fact from Dr.Bovie, I have reversed the process oftreating skin cancer. I now give a massivedose of the roentgen ray to the growthand surrounding tissue, and then destrov called a gun-shot method, but I have foundit very efficient. The patients are sent homewith instructions about keeping the ulcerclean and are asked to return in one month.The large majority are healed when they
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Plate 5. First, cancer of the tongue; second, after electro-coagulation and radium needles inserted;third, end result. Tongue received only one coagulation and radium treatment. Later roentgen-raytreatments were applied to the cervical glands. the superfluous tissue by heat, using the return. Patients frequently fail to return,electric coagulation method. As an added but upon inquiry, I learn that healingmeasure we frequently apply radium to the has taken place. A few cases will need anopen ulcer, using all three agents or occasional roentgen-ray treatment to corn-methods at one sitting. This may be plete the healing process. DISCUSSION OF PAPERS BY DRS. HAZEN AND BOWEN Dr. Geo. E. Pfahler. I just want to talk onone or two points. First I want to say thatmy experience conforms exactly with that ofDr. Bowen, and I carry out the same technique.I believe, however, that there is perhapsgreater advantage in destruction precedingradiation, as Dr. Bowen has written and said.Heat also partial

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