The early years of radiation protection: a tribute to Madame Curie.

Autor: Coppes-Zantinga, Arty R., Coppes, Max J., Coppes-Zantinga, A R, Coppes, M J
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Zdroj: Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ); 12/01/98, Vol. 159 Issue 11, p1389-1391, 3p, 1 Black and White Photograph
Abstrakt: Focuses on the 100th anniversary in 1998 of the discovery of radium and looks back at the first years of radiation protection. Announcement of discovery by Marie Curie, Pierre Curie and Gustave Bemont; When the ill effects of x-ray exposure began to appear; How American physicist Elihu Thomson tried to prove a relationship between exposure to x-rays and health effects; Early protection devices; When radiation protection became a topic of great concern.
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