Colwell, Hector Alfred, Russ, Sidney · London, G. Bell and sons · leaf 304
description of a malignant growthin man caused by X rays was given in 1906 by de Beurmann,Dominici and Gougerot. The case was that of a radiologist whosehand had suffered from too great exposure during a period offour years. The first phase, one of dermatitis, was characterisedby tumefactions,… … appendages (hairs, sweat and sebaceous glands) disappeared. Thegeneral conditions shewed a state of erythema, of capillary dilata-tion and of local pigmentation, while here and there epidermalproliferation manifested itself in the form of plaques of epithelialcells. In addition to these lesions the…
X-rays -- Physiological effect
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