Show Atomic Chemical Is Used As Aid in Brain Surgery CHICAGO Radioactive phosphorous phosphorous phosphorous produced in ener atomic gy laboratories has aided in difficult difficult difficult cult surgery on brain tumors three Boston doctors said Drs B. B B A. A K Solo Solo- Solomon Solomon Solomon mon and W. W H. H Sweet said that in 14 cases they were able to locate brain tumors at the time of surgery sur sur- surgery surgery gery by the use of the isotope Radioactive phosphorous was given the patients by injection and became concentrated in the brain tumors they said The doctors then used a minia minia- miniature miniature miniature ture Geiger counter an instrument instrument ment for measuring radioactivity as a probe to locate the tumors They described the technique in inthe inthe inthe the Journal of f the American Medi Medi- Medical Medical Medical cal association |