The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-29

lVl geon of the Johns Hopkins
Hospital OF Baltimore, as
serted that the N-ruy apparatus
would ~prooabiy supplant radium in
the treatment Of certain diseases. At
that time DIR. Kelly had achieved
through the agency Of radium cures
that the scalpel could not effect. but
despite his enthusiasm that eminent
specialist freely proclaimed greater
possibilities for the Roentgen tube
when perfected.
About the same time DIR. Kelly ex-
planned to a Congressional committee
Just how radium probably wrought
its marvellous cures. He said: "Radium
goes further than surgery, because
surgery only treats that which Is visi-
bic, and the surgeon is under the con
slant impulse and desire to save the
face Of the patient. He does not want
to mutilste the patient. and 30 he
thinks that taking out just so much
will do. He fails. and there is a recur-
renee. But the radium. like the blessed
light from heaven above, bathes the
part, throws its gamma rays. which
are Its active rays, into the part,
acting on all the myriad microscopic
cells, not only the manifest. gross.
surgical LESSONS. but all those little
cells through the surrounding tissues,
and II acts like millions OF microscopic
knives to destroy them. or like a lash
10 drive them back. In other words,
radium will not only do what
does. but II goes beyond and takes a
class Of cases which are utterly be-
yond surgery"
But the manipulation or control Of
this radioactive substance has well
defined limits, and for certain internal
applications this curative medium has
not been successfully employed for
that reason. As DIR. Kelly expressed
It, an X-ray tube susceptible OF nice
control will make IL possible to deal
with abdominal cancer. to cover a
larger area needing this method OF
attaSk, and. at the same time. will
AFFORD cheaper treatment for the suf-
fering multitude. Until recently, how
ever. the N-ray was something of a
two edged weapon in the assault upon
disease: the patient was likely to be
burned while undergoing exposure to
the penetrating rays, and the opera
tor. TO safeguard himself. had TO stand
behind a metal screen and watch his
subject from afar through a lead glass
panel.
When burns" are spoken OF in con-
nection with the X-ray they should
not be confused with superficial burns
due to excessive heat. The N-ray burn
manifests itself slowly and sometimes
only after many days. because the in
Jury is fairly d~eepseated. the tissues
are destroyed by the chemical effects
Of the piercing rays and the patient
does not feel the hurt instantly as he
would il subjected to a painfully hot
body. Indeed, these actinic burns are
apt to be malignant in their character
and very stubborn i'm their persistence
Now the patient labors Of a New
Yorker have discovered and appar-
entity perfected a burnless N-ray that
retains all Of the beneficial qualities
while free from baneful ones.
Charles II. Stanley believes he has
evolved a burnless or harmless N-ray,
or. to be more exact. produced an APP
paratus by which he can generate
x-rays hat will not injure bodily It's
sues. but at the same time will do the
corrective work OF the gamma rays Of
radium, described by DR.. Kelly. This
invention, he believes. will work thera-
peutic wonders, and II so It unques-
tionably marks one of the big ad-
vances Of science in its tireless battle
with disease. Mr.. Stanley is no a
physician, but his electrical researches
have been inspired alone by a desire to
use that Ggency for the relief Of suf-
ferers.
Fourteen years G he began his en-
periments. He believed cancer could
be cured or checked by means Of an
X-ray tube energized by an alternating
current Of NOR than ordinarily high