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Would not the fact that the rad um ingested was in a insoluble form, such as the
led
sulphate lead you to believe that there would have been little or no danger
thru absorption, and that the material would have been readily excreted thru the
feces.
Are you familiar with New and None Official Remedies
Will you kindly describe the purpose of this book
Is it not a fact that radium chloride for internal use was recognized by New
and Non Official Remedies in 1915 and continued to + until 1927.
ar unly and continury their be until 1928
Did they not recognize both the intravenous, and subcutaneous. use
colution
of radium chloride, as weel as the use of radium administered per OB: bynouth
Is it not a fact that they recommended as a standard dosage, where radium chlord
was to be administered by mouth, anywhere from 2 to 6 micrograms daily 12
Is it not a fact that they would not list or recognize any product as having any
beneficial properties which would contain a dosage of less than 2 micrograms
of radium element or its equitalent in radon daily.
Is it not a fact that in all probability a dosage taken daily of 6 micrograms
would contain more than could possibly have been absorbed by the operators who
practiced the habit of pointing brushes with their lips.
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Is it not a fact that New and Non Official "emedies did not specify any maximum
dosage or any dosage which might prove injurious.
Is it not a fact that from New and Non Officiel Nem. one would have been justified
5 say from 6 months to a year, he dosage varying anywhere from 2 to 6 so per
in prescribing the use of radium chloride by mouth over prolonged periods of time
misto grans
day.
@
Is it not a fact that probably such amounts have been administered, and that as
far as you know no deleterious effects, either current or latent were recognized.
Is it not a fact that the dangers of large quantities of radium have been recog-
nized since its early youth. me
transbur with thunof radion
on
In this connection may I ask if you are versed the deep ray therapy of raditum
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Are you familiar with the pregautions necessary and recommended in the handling of
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this material machin for this Improve.
such
These precautions have been recommended by the British X-ray and Radium Protections
Committee, Bureau of Standards Dept. of Commerce Xray and Radium Protection,
Mottram, Desjardines, and others.
Are
you
familiar
with
kany
or
all
of
the
effects
large
amounts
of
radium
and
radio-
have producest
active preparations, some of which may have been deleterious, described by
S Cameron; Carmen; de Courmelles; Gudzent & Halberstaedter, Jaulin; Larkins;
Lazarus Barlow; Lazarus Loeb; Reitter i Russ, Chambers & Scott; Weil, Weil &
Lacassagne.
. Do the recommendations of the British X-ray and Radium Protection Comm.i etc., or
the men who have described the biological effects of large amounts of rad im
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