Identifier: principlesofelec00mati (find matches)
Title: Principles of electro-medicine, electrosurgery and radiology : a practical treatise for students and practitioners. With chapters on mechanical vibration and blood pressure technique
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Matijaca, Anthony
Subjects: Vibration Electrotherapeutics X-rays Blood pressure Electric Stimulation Therapy X-Ray Therapy Electrosurgery
Publisher: Butler, New Jersey Tangerine, Fl. New York City : Published by Benedict Lust
Contributing Library: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Harvard Medical School

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Fig. 51—The Kromayer Lamp. Treating small lesion on face withaid of Quartz lens applicator. 102 Anthony Matijaca Emerging from the telescope, the rays again pass through a compress-or, or a pressure-lens, which consists of two discs of rock crystal set ina metal ring, separated from each other, between which flows a secondstream of cold water. This compressor, or pressure-lens, is not onlyused to further absorb the heat rays and keep the patient from burn-ing, but also to produce anaemia of the part treated. Application of the Finsen Treatment In order to prevent the blood from absorbing the chemical or actinicrays, which are most important in this treatment, it is necessary to pro-duce the anaemia of the part treated, so as to allow the luminous raysto penetrate deeper into the tissues. This is accomplished by placinga compressor or pressure-lens (or a piece of ice) against the part to betreated, and steadily pressing firmer and closer until all the blood isdriven out of the part.

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