The German Roentgen Society (DRG) is highlighting the contributions of early female pioneers in radiology and encouraging more women to join the field.
In a written post, the society outlined the works of women in radiology throughout the field's early history. While this includes the famous x-ray image by Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen of his wife Anna Bertha Röntgen's hand, the post also draws attention to achievements by women in radiology, including the development of x-ray plates, helping in establishing radiation therapy, and taking on leadership roles during the early years of x-ray being used in clinics.
Anna Bertha Röntgen had her hand imaged via x-ray by her husband, Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen.Röntgen Museum
Among others, the DRG also listed the noteworthy works of the following female radiology pioneers: Marie Curie, who along with her husband Pierre, discovered polonium and radium, which led to the development of radiotherapy; Marie Kundt, who headed the Photographic Training Institute of the Lette Association in Berlin; and Elizabeth Fleischman, one of the first women in the U.S. to devote her career to radiology.
The post also highlights the work of the German Radiological Museum in making the role of women in radiology more visible, such as Anna-Katharina Kätker, who leads the museum laboratory RöLab.
The full DRG post can be read here.
