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The use of the Röntgen ray by the Medical Department of the United States Army in the war with Spain (1898).
Publication Details
Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1900 CE.
The Spanish-American War was the first war in which X rays were used for diagnostic purposes. This is the first report on the application of X rays in military medicine. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #2687.2 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/4247 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | the-use-of-the-rntgen-ray-by-the-medical-department-of-the-united-states-army-in-the-war-with-spain-1898 |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Washington, DC