inoculated with deadly doses of parasites were reportedly healed with Prioré radiation. According to Bird (1984), a supporter, Priore's methodology was also characterized by boosting subjects' immune systems, allowing them to heal themselves of incurable diseases. Antoine Prioré died on May 9, 1983, of a stroke. (Perisse, 1984) Jean-Michel Graille, a French journalist, met with Raymond Pautrizel and wrote a book on the Priore affair, Dossier Priore. Critical reception Prioré was accused of manipulating his scientific data by prominent members of the French Academy of Sciences. French journalists also accused Prioré of not understanding his own technique for treating cancer and disease. Prioré never exposed his exact method, believing others would only steal it for themselves. Members of the French Academy of Sciences and media alike seriously questioned the legitimacy of Prioré's research, with many accusing him of fraud. The U.S. Office of Naval Research evaluated Prioré's patents. The patents seemed deliberately made unclear, leaving little information to ascertain the mechanical and electromagnetic workings of Prioré's devices. Physicist Pierre Aigrain, the head of the General Delegation for Scientific and Technical Research (DGRST) has written that "the biological effects resulting from the radiation emitted by M Priore's apparatus have no connection with cancer... to speak of a therapeutic apparatus capable of helping the sick is pure romancing." Prioré's education has also been called into question. For example, Solly Zuckerman has described Prioré as a "self-taught electrical technician." See also Bioelectromagnetics Electromagnetic therapy Radionics References and further reading Bateman, J. B. (1978) A Biologically Active Combination of Modulated Magnetic and Microwave Fields: The Prioré Machine. Office of Naval Research, London, Report R-5-78, Aug. 16, 1978. Bird, Christopher. The Case of Antoine Prioré and His Therapeutic Machine: A Scandal in the Politics of Science. 1984.1988 USPA and Cheniere Perisse, Eric. Effects of Electromagnetic Waves and Magnetic Fields on Cancer and Experimental Trypanosomiasis. March 16, 1984. University of Bordeaux. Valone, Thomas Bioelectromagnetic Healing: A Rationale for its Use. Integrity Research Inst., 2000. Bearden, Tom U.S. Office of Naval Research Report on the Priore Machine 16 August 1978. 1912 births 1983 deaths Engineers from Trieste Alternative cancer treatment advocates Discovery and invention controversies Medical controversies in Italy