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ONE of the most interesting fields of medical research at present is the investigation of the therapeutic properties of various rays, and although much has been accomplished in a few years, there is promise of a still greater future for this development of the healing art. Any. advance in medical science is of the greatest moment to the general public, and cannot be too widely known, and.in this respect this branch of therapeutics has had a measure of publicity which is probably unique, but which is not altogether free from harm. The discussion of purely medical details, and the description of “cures” of apparently hopeless cases in the columns of the lay Press, have unfortunately led to misconception and to terrible disappointment to many sufferers.
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The Use of Light and Other Radiations in the Treatment of Disease . Nature 69, 535–537 (1904). https://doi.org/10.1038/069535d0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/069535d0