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Description: A patient undergoing x-ray treatment for tuberculosis in 1910. The lead shield around the tube limits the rays to the chest area of the patient, but no other precautions are taken against overexposure; the dangers of radiation were not recognised at the time. The source says the normal treatment for tuberculosis was 7 to 10 minutes exposure, 3 times per week. The x-rays were alternately applied to the chest and the back to reduce skin burns.
Title: X-ray treatment of tuberculosis 1910
Credit: Retrieved December 22. 2014 from Noble M. Eberhardt, "Where electricity stands in the practice of medecine Ch. 2 - Electricity in Tuberculosis" in Popular Electricity, Popular Electricity Publishing Co., Vol. 2, No. 10, February 1910, p. 656, fig. 7
Author: Noble M. Eberhardt
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