Radiation Evangelists
Radiation Evangelists 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. Although ionizing…
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Radiation Evangelists
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. Although ionizing radiation effectively treated diseases like skin infections and cancers, radiation therapists--who did not need a medical education to develop or administer procedures or sell tonics containing radium--operated in a space of uncertainty about exactly how radiation worked or would affect human bodies. It focuses on the pioneering work of early advocates in the field, the "radiation evangelists" who, motivated by their faith in a new technology, trust in new energy sources, and hope for future breakthroughs, turned a blind eye to the dangers of radiation exposure.
And yet radium, once a specialized medical treatment, would eventually become a consumer health product associated with the antibacterial