MEDICAL FACTS THAT CAN OR CANNOT BE PROVED BY ROENTGEN-RAY; HISTORICAL REVIEW AND PRESENT POSSIBILITIES
Authors: Samuel W. Donaldson
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1943)

Article1 April 1943MEDICAL FACTS THAT CAN OR CANNOT BE PROVED BY ROENTGEN-RAY; HISTORICAL REVIEW AND PRESENT POSSIBILITIESSAMUEL W. DONALDSON, M.D. F.A.C.R.SAMUEL W. DONALDSON, M.D. F.A.C.R.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-18-4-535 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONAs the science of the practice of medicine has progressed, new discoveries have brought out newer methods of diagnosis and treatment. With the discovery of roentgen-rays by Professor Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895, an entirely new field was opened. The growth of this new field of medical radiology has been unusually rapid and of great importance. Radiology embraces the use of roentgen-rays, radium, and other radioactive substances. 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