Cancer-healing discharge tube - obtd. by irradn. of a carbon-lithium cathode end with neutrons

摘要

A discharge tube which cures cancers by irradn. without causing damage to healthy tissues is made by enclosing an Nd anode and a C cathode in a low pressure polyethylene tube. Immediately adjacent to the cathode is a quantity of 6Li. The cathode end of the tube is irradiated in a nuclear reactor for 4 secs. at a rate of is not 1.8 x 104 neutrons/cm2. The tritium produced then emits beta-radn. for heating purposes.