The Recoil of Radium B from Radium A

Radium

This little volume deals briefly and completely with the properties of radium both from a therapeutic and physical point of view. Briefly dealing with the observations on the various phenomena which lead to the discovery of radium itself, the author passes to the physical properties of the element, and goes into the differentiation between the alpha, beta and gamma rays. The relationship existi...

Radium

publication of an up-to-date manual in a concise and convenient form, which should be in the hands of every practitioner. The more widely such knowledge is spread amongst the profession, the sooner will the day arrive when public opinion backed by the medical profession will demand a radium-institute in this country. Until that day arrives practitioners can only equip themselves to advise their...

Radium

Of all the scientific discoveries of the last year one stands pre-eminent, not only from its scientific importance, but als? from the great public interest it has excited. I refer to discovery by Mons. and Madame Curie of radium. Thl5 discovery was not like that of the Rontgen rays suddenly, but had been led up to by the researches 0 Becquerel and of Rontgen, and was ultimately due to ^e painst...

The Price of Radium

milligram. As representatives in the British Empire "of the Radium Beige (Union Miniere du Haut Katanga), we would like to have an opportunity of correcting this statement. Previous to the discovery of the rich ores in the Belgian Congo, the standard price for radium element was $110 per milligram, and this price was reduced following the production of radium from the Congo ore to $70, equivale...

Radium Therapy