Edith and Florence Stoney, Sisters in Radiology

• Main Authors: Thomas, Adrian (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Duck, Francis (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Springer Biographies,
• Subjects: Medicine .; Health.; Radiology.; Medicine-History.; Popular Science in Medicine and Health.; Imaging / Radiology.; History of Medicine.

This book explores the lives and achievements of two Irish sisters, Edith and Florence Stoney, who pioneered the use of new electromedical technologies, especially X-rays but also ultraviolet radiation and diathermy. In addition, however, the narrative follows several intertwined themes as experienc...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Dublin
• Chapter 2: Oakley Park
• Chapter 3: Newnham College, Cambridge
• Chapter 4: Cheltenham
• Chapter 5: London School of Medicine for Women
• Chapter 6: Florence and X-rays
• Chapter 7: Teaching Physics
• Chapter 8: Challenge and Loss
• Chapter 9: Action and Reaction
• Chapter 10: Florence's War
• Chapter 11: Chateau de Chanteloup
• Chapter 12: Serbia and Salonika
• Chapter 13: Mobile Radiography
• Chapter 14: Villers-Cotterêts
• Chapter 15: Royaumont Abbey
• Chapter 16: Return to Civilian Life
• Chapter 17: Family, Retirement and Travel
• Chapter 18: Legacy.