RADIUM EMANATION THERAPY.

The Action of Radium Emanation on the Vitamines of Yeast

Becquerell has observed that p-rays change yellow phosphorus into red form. Ramsey* and Cameron* have shown that the radium emanation has destruotive and partial synthetic actions upon water, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, hydrogen chloride, and ammonia. The decomposing action of radium rays on the lecithin molecule has been observed by Schwara,4 Schaper,& and Werner.6 On the other hand, no s...

Radium Therapy

Radon diffusion and the emanation fraction for NIST polyethylene capsules containing radium solution

The national standard for radon (Rn) measurements in the United States is based on Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) prepared at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD. NIST radon standards are hermetically sealed polyethylene capsules, filled with radium (Ra) solution. In preparation of standard reference materials for Rn, it is necessary to understand pr...

The Action of Buried Tubes of Radium Emanation on Neoplasias I N Plants

The insertion into an animal tumor of buried capillary glass tubes containing radium emanation presents a comparatively new departure in radium therapy and is undoubtedly destined to play a prominent part in the future development of the whole field of radiotherapeutics. The technique employed on animals and human beings is as follows: Radium emanation, the first active product of decomposition...

Radium Therapy: Its Physical Aspects