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- Records in our collections of the Munitions Invention Department document two principle reasons these advances in technology were so important; first, to save lives directly as a result of injuries and second, to prevent illness from the spread of infection from foreign objects.
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Oct 11, 2017 · During World War I, the scientist invented a mobile x-ray unit, called a "Little Curie," and trained 150 women to operate it.
Jan 8, 2024 · Edwin Aird describes how Marie Curie created radiological cars to take X-rays to the battlefront in Word War I. In 1914 at the beginning of the First World War, Paris was under threat of invasion from Germany. The situation was sufficiently alarming that the French Government moved to Bordeaux.
- X-Rays and Their Uses
- Mobile X-Rays
- Aftermath of War
X-rays in the context of the First World War were principally used to identify foreign metal lodged in the body. Reading the samples of medical registers it is not surprising this apparatus was highly used, with gun shot wounds often mentioned as a cause of injury. Browsing through pension records it also possible to note the wide variety of other ...
While this technology existed, how, practically, could you get this help as close to the front line as possible? As my colleague David explained in a previous post, there were many stages a casualty could go through – the closer the x-ray machine was, the more chance of saving a life. Portable x-ray equipment was developed in response and military ...
These medical advances however came at a cost. The consequences of working with munitions, both explosions and TNT positioning, have been discussed in historiography of the war, causing numerous problems to individuals in later life. However the effect of x-rays exposure was largely unknown; as Marie Currie died of radiation exposure, so did others...
“If surgery could be performed, x-rays became vital.” By the time WWI began, x-ray technology was well-established. Civilian doctors were as quick to see the technology’s usefulness.
Oct 11, 2017 · One major obstacle was the need for electrical power to produce the X-rays. Curie solved that problem by incorporating a dynamo – a type of electrical generator – into the car's...
In 1915, the British Röntgen Society introduced its first code of practice to counter the harmful effects of X-rays by recom-mending screens, gloves and aprons for operators. With...
Oct 12, 2017 · Curie’s solution was to invent the first “radiological car” – a vehicle containing an X-ray machine and photographic darkroom equipment – which could be driven right up to the battlefield where army surgeons could use X-rays to guide their surgeries.
