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Mammography's roots and its long-running controversy
Today's debate over the value of breast screening is nothing new. Controversy has dogged mammography almost since the technique was invented. Otha Linton looks back at the early days of mammography in the U.S., including the influence of French radiologist Dr. Jean Pierre Bataini.
May 21, 2014
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How the RSNA congress evolved into a global phenomenon
When RSNA held its first meeting in December 1915, the conference attracted 30 of the nascent society's 62 members to a Chicago hotel. Now closing in on its 100-year anniversary, RSNA still meets in Chicago, but it draws 60,000 radiology professionals to what has become the world's largest medical meeting.
December 23, 2012
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Boost your history know-how with a free booklet
A new publication from the European Society of Radiology, which is supported by two other major sponsors and contains essays by five contributors, represents a precise and abundant source of reliable history and documentation. It has value to scholars of ancient and current radiology.
December 3, 2012
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RSNA meeting prepares to celebrate its centenary
As delegates from across the globe get ready to head to Chicago for the 2012 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) congress, plans are already being laid for the meeting's 100-year anniversary. Otha W. Linton describes how the RSNA rose from humble Midwestern roots to become one of the pre-eminent medical societies in the world.
November 12, 2012
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Moments in Radiology History: Discovering x-rays
In 1895, Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, a professor of physics at Würzburg University in Germany, decided to repeat some experiments about cathode rays that he had seen with his friend Philipp Lenard. This proved a highly significant moment for the future development of medicine.
August 13, 2012
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Europe played leading role in early days of cardiac x-ray
In early 1896, just after the birth of medical x-ray, doctors experimenting with the new rays realized that in addition to imaging bones, the technology was useful for the circulatory system. Otha Linton, executive director of the International Society of Radiology, explores the roots of interventional radiology, from Forssmann to Dotter.
July 11, 2012
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Moments in radiology history: X-ray's early martyrs
How do you make sure a fluoroscope is warmed up? How about putting your hand in front of the x-ray tube until your finger bones appear? That's how early physicians approached the new x-rays discovered by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen. Many of these doctors became radiology's first martyrs.
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