Radiation Evangelists : Technology, Therapy, and Uncertainty at the Turn of the Century /

Radiation Evangelists explores X-ray and radium therapy in the United States and Great Britain during a crucial period of its development, from 1896 to 1925.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Womack, Jeffrey (Jeffrey C.) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2020]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
X-rays > Therapeutic use.
Radiotherapy.
MEDICAL > General.
Rayons X > Emploi en therapeutique > Histoire.
Radiotherapie > Histoire.
Radiotherapie > États-Unis > Histoire.
Radiotherapy > United States > History.
X-rays > Therapeutic use > History.
Radiotherapy > History.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Evangelists and Martyrs -- 1. X-Ray Therapy in the Röntgen Rush -- 2. Organizing, Proselytizing, and Professionalizing in the Röntgen Rush -- 3. Professional Combat -- 4. Uncertainty, the Evangelists, and the Cold Cathode Tube -- 5. Treating without Knowing -- 6 Radium Therapy -- 7. Radium as Consumable Energy -- Conclusion: Seen but Not Felt -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index 
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