. Radiography and radio-therapeutics . SCREENING STAND 107 which can be angled to follow the contour of any part it is desired to examineor radiograph. The whole of the control of this apparatus can be manipu-lated from the front, so that it isentirely unnecessary for the operatorto put his hands near the will be seen, the fluorescent screencan be moved freely across the patientby means of its own protective handles;the aperture of the diaphragm iscontrolled by means of the two flexiblecables and handles seen on the right inFig. 100 ; the handle on the left-handside causes the tube
. Radiography and radio-therapeutics . SCREENING STAND 107 which can be angled to follow the contour of any part it is desired to examineor radiograph. The whole of the control of this apparatus can be manipu-lated from the front, so that it isentirely unnecessary for the operatorto put his hands near the will be seen, the fluorescent screencan be moved freely across the patientby means of its own protective handles;the aperture of the diaphragm iscontrolled by means of the two flexiblecables and handles seen on the right inFig. 100 ; the handle on the left-handside causes the tube-box to travelfrom side to side at the back, andthe large wheel seen on the right isfor raising and lowering the whole ofthe frame carrying the tube-box and FlG. 100.—Screening stand arranged for workbeneath the table. (Siemens.) screen-carrier. Now, as to itsother purposes, the tube-boxcan be lowered to the groundand rotated, a quarter-revolu-tion bringing the opening ofthe tube-box towards the ceil-ing of the room. A couchor table
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