居里夫人自傳 第23章 戰爭中的我 (6)
    Accordingly,IproposedtotheHealthServicetoaddadepartmentofradiologytotheNurses'SchoolwhichhadjustbeenfoundedattheEdithCavellHospital.Thistheyagreedtodo.Andso,in,thecoursewasorganizedattheRadiumInstitute,andprovidedinthefollowingyearsofwarforthetrainingofonehundredandfiftyoperators.Mostofthepupilswhoappliedhadonlyanelementaryeducation,butcouldsucceedifworkinginaproperway.Thecoursecomprisedtheoreticalstudiesandveryextendedpracticaltraining;itincludedalsosomeinstructioninanatomy.Itwasgivenbyafewpersonsofgoodwill,amongthemmydaughter.OurgraduatesformedanexcellentpersonnelverygenuinelyappreciatedbytheBoardofHealth.Theoretically,theyweresupposedtoserveasaidestophysicians,butseveralofthemprovedcapableofindependentwork.

    Mycontinuedandvariousexperienceinwarradiologygavemeawideknowledgeofthatsubject,whichIfeltshouldbemademorefamiliartothepublic.SoIwroteasmallbookcalled"RadiologyandtheWar,"inwhichIaimedtodemonstratethevitalimportanceofradiologyandtocompareitsdevelopmentduringwartimewithitsuseintheprevioustimeofpeace.

    IcomenowtotheaccountofthefoundingoftheserviceofradiumtherapyattheRadiumInstitute.

    In,theradium,whichhadbeensafelydepositedinBordeaux,wasbroughtbacktoParis,andnothavingtimeforregularscientificresearch,Idecidedtouseittocurethewounded,without,however,riskingthelossofthispreciousmaterial.IproceededtoplaceatthedisposaloftheHealthServicenottheradiumitself,buttheemanationwhichcanbeobtainedfromitatregularintervals.Thetechniqueoftheuseoftheemanationcanreadilybeemployedinthelargerradiumtherapyinstitutes,and,inmanyways,ismorepracticablethanthedirectuseofradium.InFrance,however,there,wasnonationalinstituteofradiumtherapy,andtheemanationwasnotusedinhospitals.

    IofferedtofurnishregularlytotheHealthServicebulbsofradiumemanation.Theoffer,wasaccepted,andthe"EmanationService,"startedin,wascontinueduntiltheendofthewarandevenlonger.Havingnoassistants,Ihad,foralongtime,topreparetheseemanationbulbsalone,andtheirpreparationisverydelicate.Numbersofwoundedandsick,militaryandcivil,weretreatedbymeansofthesebulbs.

    DuringthebombardmentofParis,theHealthBoardtookspecialmeasurestoprotectfromshellsthelaboratoryinwhichthebulbswereprepared.Sincethehandlingofradiumisfarfrombeingfreeofdanger(severaltimesIhavefeltadiscomfortwhichIconsideraresultofthiscause),measuresweretakentopreventharmfuleffectsoftheraysonthepersonspreparingemanation.

    Whiletheworkinconnectionwiththehospitalsremainedmymajorinterest,Ihadmanyotherpreoccupationsduringthewar.

    AfterthefailureoftheGermanoffensiveinthesummerof,attherequestoftheItaliangovernment,IwenttoItalytostudythequestionofhernaturalresourcesinradioactivematerials.Iremainedamonthandwasabletoobtaincertainresultsininterestingthepublicauthoritiesintheimportanceofthisnewsubject.

    ItwasinthatIhadtomovemylaboratorytothenewbuildingintheruePierreCurie.Thiswasatryingandcomplicatedexperience,forwhich,oncemore,Ihadnomoneynoranyhelp.SoitwasonlybetweenmyjourneysthatIwasable,littlebylittle,todothetransportationofmylaboratoryequipment,inmyradiologiccars.Afterwards,Ihadmuchworkinclassifyinganddistributingmymaterials,andarrangingthenewplaceingeneral,withthehelpofmydaughterandofmymechanic,who,unfortunately,wasoftenill.
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