The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays

It was in connection with photo-electric science that I was led to take an interest in the application of radioactivity in medicine. The lecture on _The Use of Radium in Medicine_ deals with this subject. Towards the conclusion of this essay refer ... Read more

It was in connection with photo-electric science that I was led to take an interest in the application of radioactivity in medicine. The lecture on _The Use of Radium in Medicine_ deals with this subject. Towards the conclusion of this essay reference will be found to a practical outcome of such studies which, by improving on the methods, and facilitating the application, of radioactive treatment, has, in the hands of skilled medical men, already resulted in the alleviation of suffering. Less