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X-Rays and

The General Practitioner

MOST of the instruments used in general practice have
been devised by physicians and surgeons. X-ray appa-
ratus, on the other hand, has been developed by physicists
and engineers, in collaboration with the profession.

Perhaps for this reason the general practitioner, although
fully realizing the powerful aid that the X-ray lends in diag
nosis and therapeutics, nevertheless feels that he must be
something of a physicist, something of an engineer, to apply
the X-ray in his practice.

The truth is that with proper technical guidance any general practitioner can learn how to operate an X-ray apparatus.

The Victor X-Ray Corporation long ago adopted the policy of placing its technical facilities and wide experience at the disposal of physicians and surgeons. It will gladly send a technically informed representative to a practitioner who wishes to apply the X-ray in his own practice but who finds it difficult to decide upon the type of machine that should be adopted.

This is but part of Victor Service. After a Victor machine is installed the nearest Victor Service Station may be called upon when it needs attention. Compare this with the system which involves extensive correspondence with a distant factory, the sending of some local electrician, unfamiliar with X-ray apparatus, to make repairs, and perhaps the shipping of the entire machine to the factory after failure. The man sent by the nearest Victor Service Station is an expert. He is trained to locate the source of trouble quickly. Moreover, the physician who owns Victor equipment may always call upon the nearest Victor Service Station for mechanical and electrical guidance, so that he may be sure of his results.

Victor Service also includes the publication of a periodical called "Service Suggestions," in which X-ray progress is recorded. Although published primarily for the benefit of Victor clients it will be sent to physicians who wish to learn of the advances that are made from time to time in radiography. There is no charge for "Service Suggestions."

Victor X-Ray Corporation

General Offices and Factory

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