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Radiation Evangelists: Technology, Therapy, and Uncertainty at the Turn of the Century.
・ISBN 978-0-8229-6809-2 paper US$ 24.00
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| 著者・編者 | Womack, Jeffrey, |
|---|---|
| 出版社 | (University of Pittsburgh Press, US) |
| 出版年月 | 2026 |
| ページ数 | 288 pp. |
| 言語 | ENG |
| ニュース番号 | ＜A05-5063＞ |
解説
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. It focuses on the pioneering work of early advocates in the field, the "radiation evangelists" who, motivated by their faith in a new technology, trust in new energy sources, and hope for future breakthroughs, turned a blind eye to the dangers of radiation exposure. 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. And yet radium, once a specialized medical treatment, would eventually become a consumer health product associated with the antibacterial properties of sunlight.
In this cautionary tale of technological medical progress, Jeffrey Womack reveals how practitioners and their patients accepted uncertainty as a condition of their therapy in an attempt to alleviate human suffering.