A Century of X-Rays and Radioactivity in Medicine - With Emphasis on Photographic Records of the Early Years

Summary

Displays the discoveries of x-rays (1895), radioactivity (1896), and radium (1898) that founded the science of radiology and changed the face of medicine forever. This book covers diagnostic techniques, radiotherapy, and nuclear medicine, and museum and industrial applications of radiography, contrasting old methods with fresh technologies.

Product details

• Authors: R.F Mould, Richard F. Mould
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.1993
• EAN: 9780750302241
• ISBN: 978-0-7503-0224-1
• No. of pages: 234
• Weight: 1065 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; MEDICAL / Pathology, Pathology, MEDICAL / History, MEDICAL / Diagnostic Imaging / General, History of Medicine, Medical imaging