A general consideration of radiotherapy / by George M. Mackee.

  • MacKee, George Miller, 1878-1955.
Date:
1908
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Credit: A general consideration of radiotherapy / by George M. Mackee. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    [Reprinted from ournal of Medicine, m 2 OCT 0’ \ '■S-H- A GENERAL By GEORGE M. MACKEE, M.D., NEW YORK, Instructor of Dermatology at the New York University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College; Attending Dermatologist and Radiotherapeutist at the College Clinic. IT is a great honor to be asked to prepare a paper for the purpose of restoring the loss of confidence and to stimulate the lack of interest in radiotherapy which I understand ex- ists throughout this section of the country. As- sociated with this honor is a great responsibility, for a misleading, radical or careless paper might easily negative the excellent work already accom- plished by your honored President. To properly point out to you the advantages and limitations associated with this field of work, I feel it neces- sary to cover almost the entire subject of radio- therapy. To do this satisfactorily in a reason- ably short article is a matter of considerable dif- ficulty. I will, however, endeavor to indicate to you in a conservative manner how the rays should be used and the results that you may ex- pect to obtain by their action upon various patho- logical conditions. Before considering the actual application of X-rays to diseased tissues it might •Read by invitation at the one hundred and first annual meet- ing of the Columbia County Medical Society, Hudson, N. Y., October 8, 1907.