The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy and nuclear medicine (1906) (14570534677)

Identifier: americanjournroen06ameruoft (find matches)
Title: The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy and nuclear medicine
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: American Radium Society American Roentgen Ray Society
Subjects: Radiotherapy X-rays
Publisher: Springfield, Ill. C.C. Thomas
Contributing Library: Gerstein - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto



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hose who had had previous experience.The greatest objection to this plan was the 312 Camp Greenleaf School of Roentgenology fact that it frequently turned out that themen selected had been retained at the Sur-geon Generals Office for some other ser-vice, and we learned of it only when orderscame taking such men from the school.Later, the board of examiners, who ex-amined all officers entering the camp insurgery and medicine, referred to the x-rayschool all officers who claimed to have hadany experience whatever in .v-ray work, orwho especially desired to take up the work. With this class of officers, mostly underforty years of age, some of the most grati-fying results were obtained. They wereparticularly adaptable to training for for-ward hospitals where the work was largelya matter of localization of foreign bodiesand study of fractures. This plan was foundto be the best obtainable and was fairlysatisfactory. The enlisted personnel were obtainedentirely through various group command-
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FiG. 6. Second Floor of Ward S. By this means a little more than half thedesired number of students were obtained.In order to fill up the classes the presidentof the board of examiners selected from thefiles the cards of men who had passed goodexaminations in surgery, but who had notbeen taken up by the Surgical Chief. Itwas considered a matter of importancethat the student roentgenologists shouldknow surgerj\ for they were to be surgicalassistants of the first degree of importance. ers and were selected as far as possiblebecause of their fitness from among thelimited service men. Those who could notreadily grasp the work were sent back totheir former organizations. The school and course of instruction wasmade possible only by the very hearty co-operation of the Surgeon General throughColonel Christie and Lieut. Colonel John-ston of the X-ray Division, as well asthe constant, efficient, and thoughtful helpof the several commandants of CampGreenleaf and their respective staffs. Theactu