X-rays (curie + Rontgen) Flashcards
(19 cards)
What did rontgen do that was top 10 respect
- didn’t patent x-rays
- so freely used
By what year did many hospitals have x-ray machines
1896
- including the London royal hospital
How were x-rays helpful generally
- showed details of broken bones
- so the broken bone could be reset properly
(So no limp later on)
Who discovered x-rays and when
- rontgen
- 1895
How were x-rays helpful in war-time
- located site of broken bones
- located site of bullets
- (so surgeon would spend less time looking for it)
- this reduced chance of infection + damage to blood vessels
- located shrapnel
- making sure it had been fully removed
What was shrapnel
- metal fragments from explosives
How were x-rays helpful in tuberculosis + tumor diagnosis
- tumors could be seen
- tuberculosis showed up as a shadow on the lungs
When did curie win her Nobel prizes
- 1903, physics (radiation)
- 1911, chemistry
Curie’s contribution to medicine pre-war
- research on radium
- to kill/shrink tumors
- basis of radiotherapy
What did curie do with her work on radiology which was significant
- didn’t patent it either
What was curie’s contribution to medicine during the war
- used her own money to equip ambulances with x-ray equipment
- drove these ambulances too
(ambulances = mobile xray units = les petites curies)
What were these ambulances that curie drove nicknamed
- les petites curies
What year was a new radium institute created for curie
1910
In 1910, what happened for curie
- new radium institute created for her
What did les petites curies mean for wartime effort
- injured soldiers could be x-rayed + operated on ASAP
What role did curie have in the international Red Cross
- head of radiological services
What organization was curie the head of radiological services for during ww1
- international Red Cross
What else did curie do during ww1 to help spread radiological techniques
- ran training courses
- to teach the use of the new techniques to docs + nurses
What were some limitations of x-rays during ww1
- high radiation exposure
- fragments of clothing in wound not seen
- injured soldier would have to stay still for long time
(Hard because they’d be in agony) - glass tubes in x-ray machines overheated after an hour
(No continuous use)
