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John Hall-Edwards
August 15, 1926
British X-ray pioneer and amateur photographer (1858-1926)
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John Francis Hall-Edwards pioneered the medical use of X-rays in the United Kingdom. In Birmingham, England, he expanded the medical use of X-rays in the field of radiation therapy. In 1908, his hand had to be amputated as a result of a tumor from radiation.
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- Anniversary · August 15
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