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April 30, 1924.
Dr. Cecil K. Drinker,
Harvord 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 weck, we will
have ample opportunity for discussion and I con see from your note that
my Toosday evening suggestion is out of order.
There have undoubtedly been many disastrous results from
contimious exposure to X-Rays.
We have yet to hear of a case of Radixum
buzn 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-guarter the resistance of healthy tissue.
On the
other hand, bone structure has been showm to be one hundred times as
resistant to Radium action as malignant growths, soft organs, etc.
On the other hand, Radivm 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 booldet propared by the
National Radium Products Company of New York.
I think these will be of
unnsual interest to you.
I am particularly interested to hear the results that
you will have testing radioactive zine 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,
President.
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"ocrText": "April 30, 1924.\nDr. Cecil K. Drinker,\nHarvord 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 weck, we will\nhave ample opportunity for discussion and I con see from your note that\nmy Toosday evening suggestion is out of order.\nThere have undoubtedly been many disastrous results from\ncontimious exposure to X-Rays.\nWe have yet to hear of a case of Radixum\nbuzn 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-guarter the resistance of healthy tissue.\nOn the\nother hand, bone structure has been showm to be one hundred times as\nresistant to Radium action as malignant growths, soft organs, etc.\nOn the other hand, Radivm 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 booldet propared by the\nNational Radium Products Company of New York.\nI think these will be of\nunnsual interest to you.\nI am particularly interested to hear the results that\nyou will have testing radioactive zine 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,\nPresident."
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