X-ray irradiation to the head -Reply

[Anthony McMahon <amcmahon@dep.state.nj.us>]

Scary.

>>> <FIELDRW@aol.com> 02/02/99 01:35pm >>>
It is noteworthy that not only radium irradiation was used to eliminate
lymphoid tissue in the middle ear, especially on children with mild hearing
losses, but also  X-ray "therapy" was commonly practiced with 3
treatments to
the area of the middle ear to improve hearing and eliminate fluid in the
middle ear.  I am familiar with this treatment because I received a
significant dose from this treatment when I was 11 years old.  I could
write a
book about the problems I have had following the radiation treatments.

Dale Sandler at the NIEHS has authored numerous articles, including her
Ph.D.,
on this topic.

Bill Field
University of Iowa
mailto:bill-field@uiowa.edu
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