TY - BOOK AU - Womack,Jeffrey TI - Radiation evangelists: technology, therapy, & uncertainty at the turn of the century SN - 9780822987437 AV - RM847 .R335 2020 PY - 2020/// CY - Pittsburgh, Pa. PB - University of Pittsburgh Press KW - Radiotherapy KW - History KW - X-rays KW - Therapeutic use KW - United States KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Intro --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction: Evangelists and Martyrs --; 1. X-Ray Therapy in the Röntgen Rush --; 2. Organizing, Proselytizing, and Professionalizing in the Röntgen Rush --; 3. Professional Combat --; 4. Uncertainty, the Evangelists, and the Cold Cathode Tube --; 5. Treating without Knowing --; 6 Radium Therapy --; 7. Radium as Consumable Energy --; Conclusion: Seen but Not Felt --; Notes --; Bibliography --; Index; 2; b N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2371462&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -