. Dental and oral radiography; a textbook for students and practitioners of dentistry . Fig. 122.—Lead-impregnated glove. patient during the exposure. Lead-impregnated gloves(Fig. 122) and aprons (Fig. 123) are also used by someas a precaution, but such extreme measures are not nec-essary for the dentist doing his own radiography. With a properly constructed leaded glass tube shield,lead diaphragm, and lead-lined cylinder the operator issafe, provided he takes the precaution of avoiding thedirect rays. We all realize that many very useful agents in medi-cine and surgery are dangerous when used
. Dental and oral radiography; a textbook for students and practitioners of dentistry . Fig. 122.—Lead-impregnated glove. patient during the exposure. Lead-impregnated gloves(Fig. 122) and aprons (Fig. 123) are also used by someas a precaution, but such extreme measures are not nec-essary for the dentist doing his own radiography. With a properly constructed leaded glass tube shield,lead diaphragm, and lead-lined cylinder the operator issafe, provided he takes the precaution of avoiding thedirect rays. We all realize that many very useful agents in medi-cine and surgery are dangerous when used carelessly, in-discriminately, or may we say ignorantly. The old say-ing that fools rush in where angels fear to tread, per-haps applies with greater significance in many branchesof medicine than we would care to admit. But the fact X-RAY DAls^GERS METHODS OF PROTECTION 175 that through the misuse of dangerous agents, manypatients have met death, or have been subjected to need-less suffering, is no argument against their use whenplaced in competent hands. In such hands the x-ray. Fig. 123.—X-ray protection apron. stands today as one of the greatest adjuncts to the modern art of healing, a blessing to humanity, even if in itsearly history it left its martyrs here and there; its bene-fits and triumphs far out-balance any evils connected withits use. INDEX Alternating current, 31 Alveolar abscesses, 12S, 137 Ampere, 32 Anode, 26 Anomalous teeth, 158, 164 Arrangement of apparatus, 75, 95 BBroken-off broaches, 133 CCathode, 26Cathode rays, 28, 29Coil, 37, 39 primary, 41, 43 secondary, 41, 43Compression cylinder, 70Compression cylinder, special, 86Compression diapihragm, 70Coolidge tube, 69Crookes, Sir William, 27Crookes tubes, 27Crown and bridgework, 146Current conditions for radiography, 107Cjsts and tumors, 134-150 D Dangers of the x-ray, 167Darkroom, 76portable, 77Developer for plates and films, 120Development of plates and films, 117Drying plates and films, 119 E Electric c
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