Abstract
THE electromagnetic waves which have found a place in therapeutics extend over a considerable portion of the spectrum, from the γ-rays of radium and the X-rays of short wave-length, through the ultra-violet to the infra-red rays, of long wavelength. In ‘light’ treatment, the ultra-violet rays play an important part, although their sources used in practice usually emit heat waves also; in ‘heat’ treatment, the action is due to the long infra-red waves, although the source used may emit visible light rays at the same time.
(1) Ultra-violet Radiotherapy.
By Dr. W. Kerr Russell. (Modern Treatment Series.) Pp. 130. (London: Jonathan Cape, Ltd., 1930.) 5s. net.
(2) Therapeutic Uses of Infra-red Rays.
By W. Annandale Troup. Pp. viii + 58 + 16 plates. (London: The Actinic Press, Ltd., 1930.) 5s. 6d. net.
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Physiology. Nature 128, 953 (1931). https://doi.org/10.1038/128953c0
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