A manual of electro-static modes of application, therapeutics, radiography, and radiotherapy.

  • Snow, William Benham, 1860-
Date:
[1903], [©1903]
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Credit: A manual of electro-static modes of application, therapeutics, radiography, and radiotherapy. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    CHAPTER II. PAGES Physiological Actions of the Roentgen Ray, . 220-224 Cumulative Action—Stimulating or Tonic Effects—Patholog- ical Changes—Effects upon Germ Life. CHAPTER III. The General Principles of Radiotherapy, . 225-234 The Length of Exposure—The Distance of Exposure—The Frequency of Exposure—Cumulative Actions—Methods of Screening—Idiosyncrasy—Various Accessories to the X-Ray— Dermatitis—Deep X-Ray Burns—Indications for Therapeutic Employment. CHAPTER IV. Treatment of the Forms of Sarcoma and Carcinoma, 235-265 Importance of Pre-operative Raying—Removal of the Glands in Cancer of the Breast—Reaction—Auto-Infection—Metastasis —Malignant Disease of the Bone—Cancer of the Face—Cancer of the Tongue—Cancer of the Female Breast—Recurrent Cancer of the Breast—Method of Making Exposures—Cancer of the Pelvis—Cancer of the Uterus—Special Tubes in Treat- ment of Cancer of the Uterus—Cancer of the Rectum—Cancer of the Bladder. CHAPTER V. The X-Ray and Accessory Measures in Affections of the Skin, 266-284 Effects of the X-Ray upon the Skin—Treatment of Skin Affec- tions—Acne, either Simple or Pustular—Screening in the Treatment of Acne—The Use of High-Frequency Applications in Acne—Sycosis—Ulcers of all Types—Lupus Vulgaris— Violet and Ultra-Violet Rays in Ludus Vulgaris—Brush-Dis- charge in Lupus Vulgaris—Lupus Erythematosus—The Treat- ment of Epithelioma—Herpes. CHAPTER VI. X-Ray Treatment of Conditions Characterized by Disturb- ances of Metabolism, 285-289 Inflammatory Conditions—Locomotor Ataxia—Biliary Tuber- culosis—The Treatment of Tubercular Joints—Hodgkin's Dis- ease—Gumma Tumors.