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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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y beta radiation.In the writers workroom, body screensare constructed with a curved face intowhich the body fits comfortably, enablingthe operator to reach his radium applica-tors without undue muscular effort. Alittle practice soon accustoms the operatorto the constant use of instruments, so • Read at the Seventh Annual Meeting of The American Radii m Society, St. Louis. Mo.. May 22-23. 1922. 6&j Protection to the Operator from Unnecessary Radium Radiation that bare fingers are no longer fashionable.It is even quite possible to become soproficient in the use of the forceps that thethread binding the package is readilytied with them. With fairly large quantities of radiumin daily use, it is, of course, necessary to of benzine. This quickly releases the adhe-sive strips, and permits of housing theradium contents quickly. In handling radium needles, use a leadb ock in which the active part of the con-tainer is safely surrounded leaving onlythe eye exposed for threading. This is an
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Showing general arrangement of radium workroom,with bench and shelving. Note protective curvedbody shields. reckon with the accumulated gamma radia-tion, and to combat its influence. It is thecustom in most laboratories to alternateoperators, arranging for one month inthe radium room and one month at otherduties. A tabulated blood-count record,made at stated intervals, of all exposed toradium radiation, serves as a guide to theworking time permitted in the radiumroom. Tunnel and finger cot with attachments for preparingradium tubes, relieving fingers from contact withradium. excellent and simple procedure for takingcare of this type of applicator. In handlingradium tubes, we use small tunnels, ad-justed to convenient brackets in the shelf,which feed the containers into whateverreceptacle fits the case, finger cots beingcommonly employed. The same sort ofarrangement is used for the surface pla-ques, which are finally mounted on aflat wooden stick or metallic handle. In

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