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Title:
DELETERIOUS EFFECTS OF X RAYS ON THE HUMAN BODY ( REPRINT ELECTRICAL REVIEW 29:NO. 7, 78, AUGUST 12, 1896 )
Subject Terms:
HREX
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type:
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Publication Date:
1896 Aug 12
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0003
Accession Number:
NV0702392
Originating Research Org.:
ELECTRICAL REVIEW
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2012 May 14
Description/Abstract:
MR. H.D. HAWKS, DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF EACH DAY FOR FOUR DAYS, WAS WORKING AROUND HIS X-RAY APPARATUS FOR FROM TWO TO THREE HOURS AT A TIME. AT THE END OF FOUR DAYS HE WAS COMPELLED TO CEASE ACTIVE WORK, OWING TO THE PHYSICAL EFFECTS OF THE X-RAYS UPON HIS BODY. HIS SYMPTOMS INCLUDED DRYING OF THE SKIN, SWELLING OF THE HANDS, AND NO FINGERNAIL GROWTH. MR. HAWKS ALSO BEGAN TO LOSE HIS HAIR AND HIS VISION BECAME IMPAIRED.