Fallout
The Mixed Blessing of Radiation & the Public Health
Event Details
Date
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Time
All day
Location
Ebling Library Historical Reading Room, Health Sciences Learning Center
Description
Extended due to popular demand!
An examination of the early use of x-rays in diagnosis and treatment, a UW connection with Marie Curie, bomb shelters in the 1960's, health concerns after nuclear events, UW's Depts. of Medical Physics and Radiology, shoe fitting fluoroscopes and the like. Supported by materials from Ebling's Rare Books and Special Collections and materials from campus libraries and UW's Radiology Department. Imagined in conjunction with 2012's Go Big Read selection.
An examination of the early use of x-rays in diagnosis and treatment, a UW connection with Marie Curie, bomb shelters in the 1960's, health concerns after nuclear events, UW's Depts. of Medical Physics and Radiology, shoe fitting fluoroscopes and the like. Supported by materials from Ebling's Rare Books and Special Collections and materials from campus libraries and UW's Radiology Department. Imagined in conjunction with 2012's Go Big Read selection.
Cost
Free
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