Röntgenotherapy vs. radium therapy History of radiation therapy
x-ray treatment of tuberculosis in 1910.
x-rays , radium noted physicians have different advantages in different cases. marked effects produced radium therapy lupus, ulcerous growths, , keloid, particularly because applied more tissues x-rays. radium preferred when localized reaction desired, while x-rays when large area needed treated. radium believed bactericidal, while x-rays not. because not applied locally, x-rays found have worse cosmetic effects radium when treating malignancies. in cases, combination of x-ray , radium therapy suggested. in many skin diseases, ulcers treated radium , surrounding areas x-rays positively affect lymphatic systems.
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