Page 35 - Sacred Heart Hospital School of Nursing 1964 Yearbook - Members

To acquire
practical skills ...
"Science marches on!" Dr.
Charles L. Mengel, Director of
the Therapeutic Radiology De–
partment, explains to I [elen
Halstead, 1\farineitla lludec,
Joan Shuhler and Barbara Kloss
the effectiveness of the cobalt
bomb as a great weapon in the
fight against cancer. This type
of therapy is called teletherapy.
Since cobalt can he obtained at
a fraction of the cost of radium,
it has been described as the
"poor man's radium." As there
are only a few cobalt bombs in
the country, Allentown and es–
pecially Sacred Heart Hospital
arc fortunate to have the best
cancer treatment.
" I s it bubbling?" What is that contraption?
Any freshman will tell you it is one of the
setups for chest suction which is used after
thoracic surgery. Sister :\£. Germaine, l\LS.C.
demonstrates the four bottle setup and re–
views the underlying scientific principles with
1\fary Ann Repella, Kathleen unningham,
1\fary Byrne and Judith Vcsay.
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"Small but mighty!" It is only natural, man's curiosity being
what it is, that he attempts to learn something concerning the
organisms around him. These forms of life which arc too small
to he seen by the naked eye and become visible only with the
aid of a microscope, arc capable of producing change in the
environment that may be beneficial or harmful to man. Sister
{. Moranda explain to Patricia Kri ak and Theresa Kachurak
the distinguishing characteristics of bacteria and the h<m and
why of bacterial behavior.