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Published by The British Institute of Radiology, London, 2005
ISBN 10: 0905749596ISBN 13: 9780905749594
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Trade paperback. Condition: Very good. Format is approximately 8.25 inches by 11.75 inches. [10], 200 pages. Illustrations (some in color). References. Cover has slight wear and soiling. The British Institute of Radiology (BIR) is a radiologic society and charity based in London, United Kingdom. It is the oldest institute of its kind in the world, forming on 2 April 1897. The society can be traced back to two separate institutes, "The X-Ray Society" in April, 1897, and "The Röntgen Society"; both were formed in the wake of the discovery of x-rays by Wilhelm Röntgen in 1895. The latter was founded by Dr John McIntyre in 1897. He had been the first person in Britain to use x-rays, using equipment created by William Thomson, Lord Kelvin at Glasgow Royal Infirmary on 5 February 1896. The formalization of the BIR occurred in 1927 upon the merger of the two societies. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.