. Radium . Fig. 2.—Shows a (llagraniatic cystoscopic pitture ot the radium needlesinserted into a tumor mass. The technique of application of the new device differs but littlefrom that employed in connection with the various cystoscopic operat-ing instruments, the only different feature being that the radium deviceis too large to be passed through the cystoscope while the optical tube isin position. For that reason, following the iii-igation of the bladderthrough the irrigating sheath, the radium instrument must first be passedthrough the irrigating sheath and guided out of the cystoscope into


. Radium . Fig. 2.—Shows a (llagraniatic cystoscopic pitture ot the radium needlesinserted into a tumor mass. The technique of application of the new device differs but littlefrom that employed in connection with the various cystoscopic operat-ing instruments, the only different feature being that the radium deviceis too large to be passed through the cystoscope while the optical tube isin position. For that reason, following the iii-igation of the bladderthrough the irrigating sheath, the radium instrument must first be passedthrough the irrigating sheath and guided out of the cystoscope into thebladder bv previouslv introducing the flexible metal guide (Fig. 4-A) 42 Radium along which the radium device is passed. The flexible shaft is thenthreaded onto the optical tube as it is passed into the irrigating bladder is thus distended and the radium needles manipulated inthe manner similar to anv of the operating cvstoscopic instruments(Fig. 4-B.). Fig. 3.—Shows diagramalicalbthe radium needles inserted intothe tun>or mass.


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