Therapeutic instrument for treating or relieving psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, articular rheumatism and/or cancer or preventing the progress of these diseases and method of utilization thereof

摘要

A therapeutic instrument for treating psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, articular rheumatism and/or cancer or preventing the progress thereof which includes a solid radiation source having a half-life within a range of from 20 to 1.41×10¹⁰ years and a radioactivity corresponding to a decay rate within a range of from 10 to 370 Becquerel/g and a solid material coating the same, characterized in that the solid material has a radiation face for radiating radial rays emitted from the radiation source. As the radiation source, use is made of, for example, monazite, while a cotton bag, Japan wax, etc. are usable as the solid coating material.