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April 30, 1924.
Dr. Cecil K. Drinker,
Harvard University School of Public Health,
55 Van Dyke St.,
Boston,
Mass.
Dear Dr. Drinker:
Your letter of April 29 to Mr. Viedt is most interesting.
I am glad to have a copy.
Since you will be here for two days next week, we will
have ample opportunity for discussion and I can see from your note that
my Tuesday evening suggestion is out of order.
There have undoubtedly been many disastrous results from
continuous exposure to X-Rays.
We have yet to hear of a case of Radium
burn developing malignancy.
Generally speaking, it is an accepted fact that Radium in
concentrated doses destroys tissue, particularly malignant or scar tissue,
which has only about one-quarter the resistance of healthy tissue. On the
other hand, bone structure has been shown to be one hundred times as
resistant to Radium action as malignant growths, soft organs, etc.
On the other hand, Radium in small doses is a stimulant.
It is extensively used intravenously for various purposes. The water in
health springs is generally radioactive. We have just received from the
printer a pamphlet of abstracts from the literature covering the internal
therapy of Radium. I am sending a copy of this under separate cover,
also an outline of Radium and its emanation, a booklet prepared by the
National Radium Products Company of New York. I think these will be of
unusual interest to you.
I am particularly interested to hear the results that
you will have testing radioactive zinc in the blood stream of animals.
I notice your letters are addressed to "Albert" Roeder.
My front name is "Arthur".
I should have told you this or given you a
card when you were here.
Cordially,
ARoeder-HM
President.
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"ocrText": "April 30, 1924.\nDr. Cecil K. Drinker,\nHarvard University School of Public Health,\n55 Van Dyke St.,\nBoston,\nMass.\nDear Dr. Drinker:\nYour letter of April 29 to Mr. Viedt is most interesting.\nI am glad to have a copy.\nSince you will be here for two days next week, we will\nhave ample opportunity for discussion and I can see from your note that\nmy Tuesday evening suggestion is out of order.\nThere have undoubtedly been many disastrous results from\ncontinuous exposure to X-Rays.\nWe have yet to hear of a case of Radium\nburn developing malignancy.\nGenerally speaking, it is an accepted fact that Radium in\nconcentrated doses destroys tissue, particularly malignant or scar tissue,\nwhich has only about one-quarter the resistance of healthy tissue. On the\nother hand, bone structure has been shown to be one hundred times as\nresistant to Radium action as malignant growths, soft organs, etc.\nOn the other hand, Radium in small doses is a stimulant.\nIt is extensively used intravenously for various purposes. The water in\nhealth springs is generally radioactive. We have just received from the\nprinter a pamphlet of abstracts from the literature covering the internal\ntherapy of Radium. I am sending a copy of this under separate cover,\nalso an outline of Radium and its emanation, a booklet prepared by the\nNational Radium Products Company of New York. I think these will be of\nunusual interest to you.\nI am particularly interested to hear the results that\nyou will have testing radioactive zinc in the blood stream of animals.\nI notice your letters are addressed to \"Albert\" Roeder.\nMy front name is \"Arthur\".\nI should have told you this or given you a\ncard when you were here.\nCordially,\nARoeder-HM\nPresident."
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