X-rays: their Discovery and Applications, by Brian Bowers, London, H.M.S.O., 1970, pp. 36, illus., 22½p.

X-rays: their Discovery and Applications

Medical Dissertations of Psychiatric Interest Printed before 1750, by OsKAR DIETHELM, Basle, Karger, 1971, pp. viii, 211, £4 45. The author is known to students of the history of psychiatry particularly for the historical collection at Cornell University Medical College which he founded when he became its professor of psychiatry in 1936 and which bears his-name. In retirement he has used its re...

An Overview of Technological Developments in Medical Applications of X-Rays and Radioactivity

The years 1895 to 1898 were momentous for their impact on health and human well beings. First, Wilhelm Roentgen noted a glowing fluorescent screen, caused by invisible rays. This event subsequently led to the discovery of X-rays in 1895, and thus the birth of the “atomic age”. Next Becquerel’s investigations of these mysterious rays led to his experiments with uranium salt crystals. He th...

Successive Determination and Verification of Polytopes by their X-Rays

It is shown that each convex polytope P in E can be verified by ([d/(d— k)]+ 1) /odimensional X-rays. This means that P is uniquely determined by these X-rays and the choice of the direction of each X-ray depends only on P. Examples are constructed to show that in general this number cannot be reduced. Further, it is shown that each convex polytope P in E can be successively determined by only ...

Boils and Carbuncles: Their Treatment by X-Rays

an overview of technological developments in medical applications of x-rays and radioactivity

the years 1895 to 1898 were momentous for their impact on health and human well beings. first, wilhelm roentgen noted a glowing fluorescent screen, caused by invisible rays. this event subsequently led to the discovery of x-rays in 1895, and thus the birth of the “atomic age”. next becquerel’s investigations of these mysterious rays led to his experiments with uranium salt crystals. he thought ...