Radiation evangelists: technology, therapy, and uncertainty at the turn of the century
Auteur :
Womack, Jeffrey
Éditeur :
University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN :
9780822968092
Date de publication :
17 mars 2026
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.