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Title: American X-ray journal
Year: 1899 (1890s)
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Subjects: X-Rays Radiography
Publisher: St. Louis : American X-Ray Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Historical Medical Library
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most weekly,at which times his life seemed hopeless.At this time the patient was examinedwith the x-ray, and although the diag- nosis was not made clear, it was sufficient to nullify the claim of cancer, orother fleshy growths. The conditionwas pronounced benign, surgery wasdenied, and the patient encouraged.Three applications of the x-ray with 30minutes duration was given within aweek. The patient, after the first day,noted some immunity from pain, but itsfull effect was not evident for a month.This improved condition lasted for somesixty days. He then lapsed into a morecritical condition, and reduced to 80pounds in weight. In March and Aprilof this year he was again bathed withthe rays a few times. The x-rays werepowerful enough to cast a clear shadowof the bony structure in the fluoroscope,and the duration was 20 to 30 minutes.Sixty days after the treatment the onlychange noticed was less pain and bettersleep. Since last June the patient hasgradually regained strength and weight i!
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X-Ray Apparatus in use in the private office of Dr. Carl Beck, New York City. THE ■ \meric. IX X-A. IV m u trnal. S3 —now, October, he weighs115 pounds ; he is tolerablyfree from pain, and eatseverything; nothingabnormal is felt in the ab-domen. Every indicationpoints to full recovery. X-ray therapy commandsthe closest investigation.It is an agent that can beused with perfect impunityto the tissues—very unlikemedicinal products. It of-fers greater hope than anymedicinal agent gave in itsearly use. THE ROESTGEN RA YS IN SURGERY. Read before the Surgical Section Ofthe Second Pan-American Con-gress, Citv of Mexico, Nov. 9, 189T.bj Uarl Beck, M.D., Professor oiSurgery, New York School of Clin-ical Medicine: Consulting Surgeonto St. Mark- Hospital, loliklinik.West Side German Dispensary;surgeon II. S. C. S.Orphan As\ linn :Honorary President Section olGeneral Surgery. Second IanAmerican Congress, Etc. At the instance of Pro-fessor Beck the cuts werekindly sent to The Ameri-can X Rav

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