Published September 22, 1973 | Version v1
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Irradiation treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

Creators

  • 1. Northwith Park Hospital, Harrow (UK)

Description

Brief criticism is made of a previous editorial (Brit. Med. J., Vol. 3 No. 5674 4 Aug. 1973) concerning irradiation treatment of rheundatoid arthritis. Attention is drawn to the omission of references to European literature other than English. The dangers of the BETA emission of /sup 90/Y are mentioned, and it is pointed out that French workers use /sup 90/Y in the knees, /sup 186/Re in other large joints, and /sup 169/Er in finger joints. Mention is made of the emphasis on indndobilization of the treatcd joint, both to reduce chromosome damage and to reduce the extra-articular spread of radiocolloid after insection. (UK)

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1136/bmj.3.5881.633-a;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
BMJ
Journal Volume
3
Journal Issue
5881
Series
Br. Med. J.
Journal Page Range
633.2-633
ISSN
0007-1447

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
5101530
Subject category
S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
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No Abstract
Descriptors DEI
BETA PARTICLES; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; BONE JOINTS; CHROMOSOMAL ABERRATIONS; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRONS; ERBIUM 169; INJECTION; MAN; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; RADIATION HAZARDS; RADIOCOLLOIDS; REVIEWS; RHENIUM 186; SKELETAL DISEASES; YTTRIUM 90
Descriptors DEC
ANIMALS; BEAMS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BODY; CHARGED PARTICLES; COLLOIDS; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DISEASES; DISPERSIONS; DOCUMENT TYPES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ERBIUM ISOTOPES; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; FERMIONS; HAZARDS; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEAVY NUCLEI; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTAKE; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTO; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LEPTON BEAMS; LEPTONS; MAMMALS; MEDICINE; MUTATIONS; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; ORGANS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PRIMATES; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOISOTOPES; RHENIUM ISOTOPES; SKELETON; VERTEBRATES; YTTRIUM ISOTOPES

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