John Hall-Edwards

For the geneticist, see John H. Edwards.
An 1897 advert for the Non-Collapsible Tyre Co. Ltd. of Ryland Street, Birmingham, using an X-ray photograph by Hall-Edwards, and bearing his signature
Blue plaque outside Birmingham Children's Hospital, formerly Birmingham General Hospital

John Francis Hall-Edwards (19 December 1858 – 15 August 1926)[1] was a pioneer in the medical use of X-rays in the United Kingdom.

On 11 January 1896 he made the first use of X-rays under clinical conditions when he radiographed a needle stuck in the hand of an associate.[2] A month later on 14 February he took the first radiograph to direct a surgical operation. He also took the first X-ray of the human spine.

Hall-Edwards' interest in X-rays cost him his left arm, which had to be amputated in 1908 as a consequence of radiation dermatitis.[3]

References

Notes

  1. ↑ "HALL-EDWARDS, John Francis", Who Was Who (London: A & C Black, 1920–2008) (Oxford University Press), 2007, retrieved 23 April 2010, (subscription required (help))
  2. ↑ Meggitt (2008), p. 3
  3. ↑ "Major John Hall-Edwards", Birmingham City Council, retrieved 23 April 2010

Bibliography

  • Meggitt, Geoff (2008), Taming the Rays: A History of Radiation and Protection, lulu.com, ISBN 978-1-4092-4667-1