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The X-ray Department at Acton Hospital.
The British Institute of Radiology at 125 Years, by Adrian Thomas.
Recent Publications:
• The Lightning Tamers, by Kathy Joseph.
• Existential Physics, by Sabine Hossenfelder.
• Paul Langevin: The Father of Ultrasonics, by F A Duck, & AMK Thomas.
• Paul Langevin: The Father of Ultrasound, by Francis Duck.
• Milestones in dosimetry for nuclear medicine therapy, by J. Gear.
• Max von Laue: Intrepid and True:), by Jost Lemmerich.
• The Society of Radiographers: 100 Years, by R Price and A Paterson.
• Another Nobel Physics prize. A Different Maria, by David Thwaites.
• Marie Sklodowska-Curie and Polonium, by David Thwaites.
• Invisible Light: The Remarkable Story of Radiology, by Adrian Thomas.
• IOMP: The International Organization for Medical Physics.
Röntgen on a Trade Card.
The Lightning Tamers by Kathy Joseph (Flier).
James William Gifford, 1856-1930. A letter from 1996 written by the late Derek Guttery.
“The Development of Diagnostic Radiology in Britain 1896-1921, and factors influencing its growth”, by Jean Guy.
Interesting web sites: Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU): Museum of Radiation and Radioactivity.
New Book: Imagining Imaging (by Michael R. Jackson), reviewed by Adrian Thomas
LH Gray: Physicist and Radiobiologist, by Edwin Aird
Röntgen’s crystal ball, by Francis Duck
“DIY” Catheters, by Adrian Thomas
Michael Reilly: 1930s department (nothing changes!)
A brief history of PET and Positron Emission Tomography-CT [PET/CT] services in the UK, by Wai Lup Wong and Arpan K Banerjee.
Celebrating 50 years since the First Clinical CT Scan, by Liz Beckmann.
I nearly met Frank Doyle, by Adrian Thomas.
X-Ray Processing by Nicholas Taylor
Self-protecting X-ray tubes designed the Metalix tube by Frans W Zonneveld and others
Henry Snowden Ward(1865-1911) by Dick Mould
Major C E S Phillips by Richard F. Mould.
Bookplate of Frederick Melville.
“Our Katie”: Kathleen Clara Clark, by Adrian M K Thomas.
Book Review: Edith and Florence Stoney, Sisters in Radiology (Springer Biographies) by Elizabeth Beckmann.
The Bromley School of Radiography by Adrian Thomas.
Memories of Mr. Ashworth and my Student Days at Bromley Hospital, by Barbara Robinson (née Reed)
Marion Frank (1920-
Archibald Reid, Frederick Harlow and Charles Phillips and the War Office X-
The Giffords of Chard
Reality is stranger than Fiction: The Life of Carl Tanzler (1877-
Non-
The Coolidge "Universal" pattern X-
Mind Your Own Business, You X-
In Cap and Bells, by the Editor.
Tobacco smoking in World War I, By Richard F. Mould.
A Few Quotations on Röntgen’s Discovery, By the late Derek Guttery.
Evening Talk on the Centenary of the Discovery of X-
Museums and Places to Visit.
Interesting Books.
Interesting Web Sites
Exhibition
Fit for Purpose? The two x-
James William GIFFORD, 1856-
Interesting Web Sites.
Dental Radiography in 1961.
Recent Publications in Radiology.
Early Radiology in Bath
American Naval Radiography in 1930.
The Lady with the X-
The Founding of the Hellenic Radiology Society
The Colyer Collection of First World War Dental Radiographs and Casts at the Hunterian Museum
Military Radiology Before & During the First World War 1896-
British Doctors in Argentina: Sir James Mackenzie Davidson, by Dr. John D. C. Emery
Electro-
Celebrating 50 years of Angioplasty and its influence in modern day Interventional Radiology, By Kasim Hussain
Pioneer Greek Female Radiologists (1895-
zoulidis.
Recent and Older Books on Radiology.
The Radioactive Remains of Pierre and Marie Curie. By Joel O Lubenau and Jean-
Chernobyl bibliography of books & reports 1986-
Tired, Tenacious, Triumphant: Marie Curie Visits the United States in 1921 By Joel O Lubenau
Marie Curie by Josef Hilpert.
Editorial 3
Interesting web sites 4
Recent Books 7
Radiology Medals 10
Vignette #26a Sequel to A Day In the Life in Vietnam: “Radiology in the War Zone” 12
Dr Marion Frank FBIR OBE (11 December 1920 -
CT Scanner Suite at Newark Hospital 6
Deutsches Röntgen-
The British Society for the History of Medicine 7
Books, Papers, Films and Exhibitions in the History of Radiology 8
Two from Otha Linton, MSJ 12
Philatelic Corner 13
Radiological Medals 15
Sir James Mackenzie Davidson: 1896 21
The Poynter Lecture 22
International Society for the History of Radiology 23
The Omniscope 26
UKRC 2011, Manchester 5
Recent Books, Papers and Exhibitions in the History of Radiology 6
Faraday House Association closes after 105 years 9
Films with a radiological content. 10
Radiology Sweets #3: Harcos Labs Nuclear Energy Powder Fuel Rod Pack 12
Radiological Medals (A series): Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen. 14
Who was Ernest Harnack? 14
A history of the Hereford Hospitals. 16
PUBLIC PERCEPTION of RADIOLOGY -
Sir James Mackenzie Davidson. 28
24th Congress of the British Society of History of Medicine, 2011
BSHR Annual Free Lecture: Joseph Padfield. 4
The 90th Birthday of the SCoR. 6
The DIEN van DIJK AWARD of the ISRRT 6
The Joint BIR AND SCoR RETIRED MEMBERS’ DAY 6
Films: recent and classic. 7
Recent Books and Articles. 9
Museums: The Air Defence Radar Museum 13
Interesting Web Sites 13
Who was Peter Kerley? By Adrian Thomas 14
Some Recollections of the Old X-
Australian & New Zealand Society of the History of Medicine
Conference
24th Congress of the British Society of History of Medicine, 2011 20
Interesting Recent Radiology History Books and Articles
The Pedoscope
Radiological Medals by Adrian Thomas
THE WORD — A DUALITY? By Ian Isherwood
History of Medical Radiation Safety by Amy Mitamura
THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY The 24th Congress of the British Society of History of Medicine, 2011
Marie Curie 6
New books and papers 7
Working Radium Spinthariscope Microscope Slide 11
Physics-
A Great Rap on Radioactivity 13
WHB Lecture 1968 Nobel Laureates Meeting in Lindau 13
X-
An interesting X-
RADIOGRAPHS — 1896-
Recent Books 4
Interesting Web Sites 7
Atomic Toy Trains – From the Radium Era to the Nuclear Age 9
23rd CONGRESS OF THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE 25
X-
Start of the “Radium Story” by Richard Mould
“The first Argentinean radiological journal” by Alfredo Buzzi and César Gotta
“Eve Curie-
British Society for the History of Medicine, Congress September 2009 in Belfast
Interesting Web sites
“William Hunter and the Art and Science of Eighteenth-
And finally: Betty Boop
The British Society for the History of Medicine 4
Recent books and articles on the History of Radiology 4
Interesting Web sites 5
Mackenzie Davidson Radium Bill (1909) 5
James Bowman Lindsay by Adrian Thomas 6
The History of CT – A Personal View by Ian Isherwood 8
The Hooded Anode: Facts and question marks by Zahi Hakim 12
A Radiographer in Wartime by Muriel Chesney 14
A radiographer in the new Elizabethan age -
From one Profession to another and back again by Thomas Charles Tipler
Editorial Notes 3
2007 ukradiological congress: Advance Programme 7
Books and Articles on the History of Radiology
Interesting Web Sites 8
THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF RADIOLOGY (BSHR) 10
A PROFILE OF SIR JOSEPH ROTBLAT: Sally Milne 11
Professor Rotblat and the Atom Train by Bryce Halliday 17
Sir Robert Fox Symons (a response to a question) by Adrian Thomas 19
Slate face in Lennep 20
Editorial Notes 3
2007 ukradiological congress: Advance Programme 4
Books and Articles on the History of Radiology 4
Interesting Web Sites 6
A reply to questions about a gas tube By Adrian Thomas 7
Radium Chemical Company 9
Chernobyl 20 years on -
Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards, Health Protection Agency 10
Chernobyl Medals 11
Notes on Radiology at the Hereford Hospitals in response to a question, By the late Derek Guttery 13
Radiographs — 1896-
Public Perception (1896): To Meet the Rntgen Rays – A country house pastime, compiled by the late Derek Guttery 25
The Omniscope, by Katie Maggs 27
Conference: Securing the Ultimate Victory 30
Conference: The British Society for the History of Medicine 30
Editorial Notes
Professor Sir Joseph Rotblat and the Pugwash Conference
The British Society for the History of Medicine
Recent Books and Articles
Frank Harrison and the First Dental Radiograph
More Curie Medals and coins
Frederick Melville 1891-
Interesting Web Sites
Joseph Exall Greenhill
Report from UKRC 2006
Editorial Notes
The British Society for the History of Medicine
Recent Books and Articles
RADIOGRAPHY IN SPAIN, JANUARY 1938—FEBRUARY 1939
by Miss H. M. KING, M.S.R.
The development of radiology from the discovery of x-
Programme for the Diploma in the History of Medicine Course 2005-
HEAD AND NECK RADIOLOGY IN OXFORD: A brief and incomplete history by Jean M Guy and S J Golding
Editorial Notes
The British Society for the History of Medicine
Witness Seminar Programme 2004-
Recent Books and Articles
The Great Atom Leak Cover Up, According to the Daily Express 19 January 1984 by W Alan Jennings
The History of Medicine and Medical Education by Prof. Dr. Alfredo P. Buzzi and Dr. Alfredo E. Buzzi
William Crookes: Covert resources and a mentor, 1871-
“Hollywood zombies hit Chernobyl”
Interesting web-
Letter to a Chest Physician: Subject: Edward Wilson
Belgian Museum for Radiology
Radiology [and other] history books for disposal
The British Society for the History of Medicine Congress
Editorial Notes
The British Society for the History of Medicine
Recent Books and Articles
Medals
Radiological Reminiscences. Dr Michael Wood MA., MD., DMR
Radioactive Water. Adrian Thomas
Sci Cult
National Cataloguing Unit for the Archives of Contemporary Scientists
Thirty years of achievement, 1973-
The EMI Scanner
CAT Scan!
Editorial Notes
Officers and Committee Members of the RHHCT
The RHHCT web site
The British Society for the History of Medicine: The Poynter Lecture 2004.
EGAS MONIZ Alfredo E. Buzzi, M.D.
Recent Historical Books. & Articles
Interesting History Web Sites
Sidney Russ (1879-
A Brief History Of The Evolution Of Medical Physics In The United Kingdom In The Twentieth Century, by W Alan Jennings, Founder Member, Hospital Physicists' Association
Sir James McKenzie Davidson (a correspondence)
Editorial Notes 3
Officers and Committee Members of the RHHCT 4
The RHHCT web site 4
Amazing X-
Recent historical articles. 6
Recent historical books. 8
Interesting web sites. 9
39th ISHM Congress. 14
BSHM 20TH Congress, University of Reading, 4-
Museum of Radiology, Palermo 16
Obituary -
*"Marie Sklodowska Curie: The Woman Who Opened the Nuclear Age" by Denise Ham
"Re-
Who was Florence Stoney? AMK Thomas 31
Gas verses hot cathode X-
Editorial Notes 3
Officers and Committee of the RHHCT 4
The RHHCT Web Site 4
Recent books and articles 4
Recollections of radiography in the 1970s, by Sue Gilson 5
Roentgen's First Public Lecture, by Fathi Habashi 7
The History of Angiocardiography in the UK since 1895, by Phyllis Hoffman 8
A Family Affair, By Rita Mason 16
Roentgen’s Album, by Fathi Habashi 28
The Anglesey Bonesetters, By Adrian Thomas 32
The Academic Peregrinations of W C Röntgen, by Derek Guttery 34
Useful Web-
Editorial Notes 3
Officers and Committee of the RHHCT 4
The RHHCT Web Site 4
Letters and e-
Friedrich Regler 6
Memories of Marie Sklodowska-
Museum. 6
Books 6
Articles 6
Interesting Web Sites 7
The International Society of the History of Medicine 8
50 Years on -
The Turn of the Century Electrotherapy Museum. 11
The Centenary of the founding of the British Electro Therapeutic Society. 12
The Good Old Days (Says who?) 17
Lise Meitner, Austrian Physicist 25
Cuthbert Andrews 30
And finally 39
Editorial notes 4
Book notes, The NRPB, The Thackray Museum 5
We Remember….” Recollections of the Chesney Twins 6
Images of K C Clark 14
Röntgen and the Nobel Prize 17
Röntgen Nobel commemorative Coin 21
Robert F Clark 21
“Röntgen and the discovery of X-
The Science Museum 32
“The History of Radiology in Scotland” by John Calder, reviewed by
Ian Isherwood. 33
The New Roentgen Photography 34
Editorial Notes 4
International Society for the History of Medicine (ISHM). 4
Book Notes 5
Recent Historical Articles 6
Marie Curie 7
Marie Curie in coins 8
German Rontgen Centenary Coin 9
Early Radiological Reporting Services. Derek Guttery 10
The National Cataloguing Unit for the Archives of Contemporary Scientists. 17
Charles Thurstan Holland: pioneer of Liverpool radiology. Austin Carty. 18
Storage of Archival Material 21
Welcome to Kilokat's Antique Light Bulb Site 22
X-
X-
Medicine and the Mining Industry. Fathi Habashi 24
X-
A Brief History of the X-
Share Certificate: Société Minière de Radium de St. Joachimsthal 36
Contents 2
Officers and Committee Members of the RHHCT 2
The RHHCT Web Site 2
Editorial Notes 3
Chairman’s Report 4
Honorary Secretary’s Report 4
Contents 2
Officers and Committee Members of the RHHCT 2
The RHHCT Web Site 2
Editorial Notes 3
Chairman’s Report 4
Honorary Secretary’s Report 4
RSM Finzi Lecture 2000 5
International Society for the history of Medicine 5
Friends of the Wellcome Institute 5
Book notes 6
Recent Historical Articles 7
Miss ‘Katie’ Clark (1898-
Letter from Dulcie Staveley 8
Presentation of a collection of early X-
A Life History with X-
Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen 39
Diagnostic Imaging of the Gastrointestinal system by Dr Arpan Banerjee -
Lines on an X-
