Re: Radium's Use in Medicine

["FS BUSBY BRUCE A" <BUSBBRUC@fs.isu.edu>]

Hi all,

    Speaking of radium, we are currently doing some investigations  
of a device that was called the "revigorator". A crock with radium 
ore/clay mixture on the inside of it.  The directions on it says:
(paraphased)

    Fill with water at night, drink upon rising
    recommends 6 glasses a day from it
    
The activity in the water seems to reach over 2000 dpm/ml.

This device was found in at auction and has a patD of 1919 on it.

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Bruce Busby
Idaho State University
Radiation Safety Office

All opinions are mine,
so take them with 
0.064799 grams of NaCl   

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