Abstract
ON July 7, 1928, the chairman of the Committee of Civil Research appointed a sub-committee, with the Right Hon. Lord Rayleigh as chairman, to examine the radium requirements of Great Britain in relation to the present sources of supply and to submit recommendations. The Report of the Radium Sub-Committee (dated Mar. 7, 1929) has now been published (London: H.M. Stationery Office. 6d.). The document is of absorbing interest, for it not only discusses the importance of radium in medical treatment and the amount required for such purposes in Great Britain, but it also presents a valuable survey of the sources of radium production, with special reference to deposits in the British Empire. Among the conclusions reached are the following:
Article PDF
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Radium Requirements of Great Britain. Nature 123, 697 (1929). https://doi.org/10.1038/123697a0
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/123697a0